INHERITANCE

Total marks- 65
Time: 1 hour 30 mins
Hand-written exam
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Q/A: (Draw diagram is necessary to explain the answer)

1. Where can we find the genetic information? [1]
2. What is a gene made up of? [1]
3. Which chromosomes determine our gender? [1]
4. What is a nucleotide made up of? [2]
5. Write the full form of DNA. [1]
6. How do cells divide? Explain in detail? [5]
7. Difference between homozygous and heterozygous. [4]
8. Using the symbol T= tall plant and t=dwarf plant, write the following: [Total: 8]
a. The genotype of a flower plant which is heterozygous for this character. [1]
b. The possible genotypes of its gametes. [3]
c. Work out what kind of offspring would be produced if a heterozygous flower
plant mated with one which was homozygous for tall flower plant. [4]
9. What increases the rate of mutation? [2]
10. How many bases are there in DNA? What are they? [3]
11. Construct a punnett square for dominant normal skin color (SS/ Ss) and recessive albino
(ss). [6]
12. How DNA controls protein synthesis? [6]
13. How does the amount of DNA contained inside the nucleus doubles, right before a cell
divides? [5]

T/F: [1 x 8 = 8 marks]
(If the answer is false, write the correct statement)
1. In a homozygous individual alleles are different.
2. In a heterozygous individual both the alleles are the same.
3. Some alleles are dominant while others are recessive.
4. The genotype of some offspring will be the same but the phenotype may differ.
5. Some faulty genes that can cause diseases may be inherited.
6. Mutations can occur suddenly in genes only.
7. The study of inheritance is known as genetic engineering.
8. Each amino acid is coded for by a sequence of four bases.
F/B: [1 x 12= 12 marks]
1. ___________ number of chromosomes in humans.
2. ___________ number of pairs of chromosomes in humans.
3. Girls have ________ chromosomes.
4. Boys have ________ chromosomes.
5. Before a cell divides, the amount of DNA contained inside its nucleus ___________.
6. Each new cell must have the same ____________________________ as the parent cell.
7. The full number of chromosomes is called the ____________ number.
8. The nucleus contains threads like __________________.
9. ______________ pairs with thymine.
10. Cytosine pairs with ______________.
11. The sequence of bases on DNA that codes for a protein is called the
_________________.
12. Each pair of bases is held together by ___________________________.