Pir Mehr Ali Shah

Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi

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Mid Exam / Spring 2021 (Paper Duration 12 hours)
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Course No.: ABG-701 Course Title: General Genetics

Total Marks: (12) Date of Exam: 05-05-2021
Degree: M.Phil. Animal Breeding and Genetics Semester: 1st Section: (A)
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Name of the teacher: Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Waheed
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Registration No.: …14-Arid-2026…….……… Name:. ... Fazle Ahad …………………..

Answer the following questions.

Q.No.1
Correlate Mendel’s four postulates with what is now known about homologous
chromosomes, genes, alleles and the process of meiosis? (Marks = 4)
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Describe the all possible major investigative approaches used in studying genetics. Also,
contrast positive and negative eugenics. Which of these categories includes the approach
called euphenics and define this approach? (Marks = 4)
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In mice, spotted coat color is due to a recessive gene [s] and solid coat color to its
dominant alleles [S]. Colored mice possess a dominant allele [C], whereas albinos are
homozygous recessive [cc]. Black is produced by a dominant allele [B] and brown by its
recessive allele [b]. The [cc] genotype is epistatic to both the [B] and [S] loci. What
phenotypic ratio is expected among the progeny of trihybrid parents?
(Marks = 4)
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