A plant height in Maize is control by 3 pair of polygene. Two varieties of maize averaging 120 and 90 inches in height, respectively, are crossed. The F1 progeny is quite uniform averaging 105 inches in height. What will be height phenotype of F2 progenies ?

#Question id: 5346

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

The following typical pedigree illustrates the key point that affected children are born to unaffected parents: Which of the following is correct statement?

#Question id: 5347

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

The inheritance of a given disorder is recorded in small families shown below: Based on the above limited information, which one of the following inheritance pattern best explains the observations?

#Question id: 5363

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

A Southern blot using a probe that binds to the region spanning the mutation causing albinism detects one DNA fragment in homozygous normal individuals (A/A) and two fragments in albino individuals (a/a). Following banding pattern of three offspring of parents? Which of the following correct regarding parents?

#Question id: 5357

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

This pedigree shows the inheritance of a recessive trait in humans. Individuals that have the trait are homozygous for a recessive allele a. If H and I, who happen to be first cousins, marry and have a child, what is the chance that this child will have the recessive trait?

#Question id: 5356

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

In the following pedigree, individuals with shaded circle or shaded square show presence of a recessive autosomal trait. The calculated risk of occurrence of this trait for III-I is

#Question id: 15120

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Given below is a pedigree chart showing the inheritance of a certain sex-linked trait in humans 

The trait traced in the above pedigree chart is