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Chapter 5 : Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Q. When a cross is made between a tall plant with yellow seeds (TtYy) and a tall plant with the green seed (Ttyy), what proportions of phenotype in the offspring could be expected to be

(a) tall and green.
(b) dwarf and green.
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Q. Define and design a test-cross.
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Q. Using a Punnett Square, workout 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.
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Q. Explain the following terms with example
(a) Co-dominance
(b) Incomplete dominance
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Q. How is sex determined in human beings?
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Q. Who had proposed the chromosomal theory of the inheritance?
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Q. What is pedigree analysis? Suggest how such an analysis can be useful.
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Q. What is point mutation? Give one example.
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Q. Explain the Law of Dominance using a monohybrid cross.
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Q. A diploid organism is heterozygous for 4 loci, how many types of gametes can be produced?
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Q. Briefly mention the contribution of T.H. Morgan in genetics.
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Q. Differentiate between the following
(a) Dominance and Recessive
(b) Homozygous and Hetrozygous
(c) Monohybrid and Dihybrid.
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Q. A child has blood group O. If the father has blood group A and mother blood group B, work out the genotypes of the parents and the possible genotypes of the other offsprings.
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Q. Two heterozygous parents are crossed. If the two loci are linked what would be the distribution of phenotypic features in F1 generation for a dibybrid cross?
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Q. Mention any two autosomal genetic disorders with their symptoms.
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