The Chromosome Theory of Inheritance

Q.

__ united the knowledge of chromosomal segregation with Mendelian principles.

Q.

Chromosome theory of inheritance was proposed by ___.

1. Watson and Crick

2. Sutton and Boveri

3. Morgan and Mendel

4. Hershey and Chase

Q.

Cytological evidence to Mendel’s law of segregation can be observed in

1. Anaphase-I

2. Anaphase-II

3. Metaphase-I

4. Metaphase-II

Q. Mendel selected Pisum sativum for hybridisation experiments because of:

1. Clear contrasting characters and short life span
2. Long life span and non-fertile hybrids
3. Presence of unisexual flowers
4. Infertile hybrids and production of large number of seeds by each plant

Q.

Sutton and Boveri proposed the ‘law of independent assortment’.

1. True

2. False