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Answer to: How is sex determined in human beings?

In humans, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes. 22 pairs of these chromosomes do not take part in sex determination called autosomes. The 23rd pair dete...

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Answer to: What is pedigree analysis? Suggest how such an analysis, can be useful.

A record of inheritance of certain genetic traits for two or more generations presented in the form of a diagram of family tree is called pedigree. Pe...

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Answer to: Briefly mention the contribution of T.H. Morgan in genetics.

(i) TH Morgan is a Geneticist who got Nobel Prize. (ii) He found fruit fly (Drosophila Melanogaster) to be an experimental material as it was easy ...

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Answer to: Two heterozygous parents are crossed. If the two loci are linked what would be the distribution of phenotypic features in F1 generation for a dihybrid cross?

Two heterozygous parents (i.e. GgLl and GgLl) are crossed and the two loci are linked then the cross will be figure.png This means, if ‘G’ repres...

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Answer to: Using a Punnett square, work out the distribution of phenotypic features in the first filial generation after a cross between a homozygous female and a heterozygous male for a single locus.

When a heterozygous male tall plant (Tt) is crossed with the homozygous dominant female tall plant (TT), we get two types of gametes in males: half wi...

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Answer to: Define and design a test-cross.

The crossing of F1 individuals having dominant phenotype with its homozygous recessive parent is called test cross. The test cross is used to determin...

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Answer to: Explain the law of dominance using a monohybrid cross.

The Law of dominance states that when a pair of alleles or allelomorphs are brought together in F1 hybrid, then only one of them expresses itself, mas...

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Answer to: A diploid organism is heterozygous for 4 loci, how many types of gametes can be produced?

A diploid organism heterozygous for 4 loci will have the supported genetic constitution YyRr for two characters. The alleles Y-y and R-r will be prese...

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Answer to: Differentiate between Monohybrid and Dihybrid.

Monohybrid: (i) It is a cross between two pure organisms in order to study the inheritance of a single pair of alleles. (ii) It produces a phenoty...

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Answer to: Differentiate between Homozygous and Heterozygous.

Homozygous: (i) It is pure for a trait and breeds true i.e., gives rise to similar homozygous individuals. (ii) Both the alleles of a trait are si...

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Answer to: Differentiate between Dominant and Recessive.

Dominant: (i) Dominant allele is able to express itself even in the presence of its recessive allele. (ii) It does not require another similar all...

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Answer to: Mention the advantages of selecting pea plant for experiment by Mendel.

1. The plant shows clear-cut contrasting characters. 2. Hybrids are perfectly fertile. 3. Genes for the seven contrasting characters are located...

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Answer to: Which of the following statements is correct regarding vasectomy?

Correct answer: (c) It prevents the movement of sperm into the urethra.

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