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Class 12 Biology Practice Test: Inheritance Principles - Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
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Class 12 Biology Practice Test: Inheritance Principles - Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
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1. What were the colored bodies observed in the nucleus during the process of division called?
2. The variations occurring due to meiosis are due to the independent segregation of chromosomes during Metaphase II.
3. What is the scientific name of fruit fly?
4. The nature exhibits ________ variation.
5. One of the significant drawbacks of Mendel’s work was _________
6. Who was responsible for the experimental verification of chromosomal theory of inheritance using fruit flies?
7. Why is the chromosome behavior during cell division similar to the gene behavior?
8. What was the reason for the scientific community not accepting Mendel’s proposal?
9. Which of the following scientists was not responsible for the rediscovery of Mendel’s work?
10. Thomas Morgan is known for his studies on ________
11. What approach used by Mendel was utterly new?
12. Alleles of a gene are located on ________
13. If the cell at G1 phase at 2 Giga base pairs of DNA, what is the DNA content of the cell right before Telophase I?
14. Which pair of scientists to correlate chromosome movement during meiosis to Mendel’s predictions?
15. What is called a reduction division?
16. When does the first segregation of chromosomes occur during meiosis?
17. When does the second segregation of chromosomes occur during meiosis?
18. Which of the following organisms is easy to culture on artificial medium in a laboratory setting?
19. Who interpreted by observing the independent segregation of chromosomes during meiosis, that the factors they carry would also separate independently?
20. What is the pair of homologous chromosomes that line together during the meiosis I called?
21. What is called an equational division?
22. Genes occur in pairs.
23. What is each copy of the duplicated chromosome called?
24. The lack of publicity of Mendel’s work was due to _______
25. Who was responsible for the theory of chromosomal inheritance?