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  1. What base does guanine pair with?

  2. A.

     Adenine

    B.

     Thymine

    C.

     Uracil

    D.

     Cytosine


  3. Which describes the correct pairing of DNA bases?

  4. A.

     Guanine - cytosine

    B.

     Adenine - cytosine

    C.

     Guanine - thymine

    D.

     Thymine - cytosine


  5. Sex determination of child is done by the chromosome of

  6. A.

     Father

    B.

     Mother

    C.

     Both father and mother

    D.

     None of these


  7. The principle of dominance states that

  8. A.

     Some alleles are dominant, while others are recessive

    B.

     All alleles are recessive

    C.

     All alleles are dominant

    D.

     Alleles are neither dominant nor recessive


  9. Which chemical is not found in DNA nucleotides?

  10. A.

     Thymine

    B.

     Uracil

    C.

     Adenine

    D.

     All of the above


  11. Nitrogenous bases in DNA and RNA?

  12. A.

     Adenine

    B.

     Cytosine

    C.

     Guanine

    D.

     All the above


  13. It is the study of hereditary characters transmitted from parents to offspring.

  14. A.

     Genetics

    B.

     Evolution

    C.

     Embryology

    D.

     Molecular Biology


  15. The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by

  16. A.

     DNA

    B.

     Enzymes

    C.

     Nucleotides

    D.

     RNA


  17. Which chromosomes are identical to each other on the basis of their morphology, position of centromere and other characteristics?

  18. A.

     Autosome chromosomes

    B.

     Sex chromosomes

    C.

     Heterozygous chromosomes

    D.

     Homologous chromosomes


  19. Which is the correct pair of inherited chromosomes for the child to be a girl?

  20. A.

     X from father and Y from mother

    B.

     Y from father and X from mother

    C.

     Y from father and Y from mother

    D.

     X from father and X from mother