M.Sc. (Semester (CBCS) Examination Mar/Apr-2018
Biotechnology
INHERITANCE BIOLOGY
Time: 2½ Hours
Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: Part-I, Questions-1 is compulsory. Attempt any-4 question from part-II Figures to the right indicate full marks. Answer to the Part-I and Part-II are to be written in same answer booklet only.
Part I
Q.1

Rewrite the sentence after choosing the correct answer from the given alternatives:
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A diploid cell missing a single chromosome is
Trisomic
Nullisomic
Monosomic
Tetrasomic
The bacterial strain that do not possess the Fertility Factor in conjugation process is
Only Females
Only Males
Both Females and Males
Neither females nor males
Generalized Transduction was first discovered in
Phage λ
P22
T1 Phage
att λ
The number of linkage groups in Brassica species is
23
4
9
7
The intragenic interaction studies are done by the process of
Epistasis
Duplicate Genes
Incomplete dominance
Polymeric Genes
Theory of Abiogenesis was supported by
Louis Pasteur
J. B. S. Haldane
Aristotle
A. I. Oparin
A property common to all types of Heterochromatin is
Late Translation
Late Transcription
Late Replication
Late Nuclear division
B)Define the following:
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Define Epistasis
Define Position Effect
Define Competency
Define Recombination
Define Physical Map
Define Nondisjunction
Define Aneuploidy
Part II
Answer Any Four of the following:
Q.2Discuss the genetics of ABO Blood Group system in man with its characteristic features and its applications.
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Q.3Explain the concept of Linkage and crossing over giving suitable examples and its significance.
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Q.4
Explain the inheritance pattern in chloroplast of Mitochondria with suitable examples.
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Q.5
Answer any two from the following in brief:
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a)Explain 9:7 ratio with the help of suitable example.
b)Describe the morphological structure of Lampbrush chromosome with the help of neat labeled diagram.
c)Explain the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium and add a note on its significance.
Q.6
Write short notes on any two of following:
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a)Write about the structural changes in chromosomes.
b)Microsatellites
c)Transformation and Competency