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#Question id: 7303


The ‘quartet model’ explains how the protein products of the ABCE-function genes might interact to control floral organ identity. Following statements are based on this model. Which one of them is incorrect?

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
  1. There are four combinations of floral MADS-box proteins. SEP proteins may form heterodimers with A (AP1) and B (AP3/ PI) proteins (for petals), B (AP3/PI) and C(AG) proteins (for stamens), and C (AG) protein (for carpels).
  2. All these genes, with the exception of AP2 (and its homologues), are MADS-box genes, a broad family of eukaryotic genes that encode transcription factors containing a highly conserved DNA-binding domain (MADS domain).
  3. The protein quartets are transcription factors and may function by binding to the promoter regions of target genes.
  4. According to the model, one dimer of each tetramer recognize two different sites on the same DNA strand, thus bringing these areas into proximity via DNA-bending.

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#Question id: 11624

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

The effect of gene interaction is that one gene masks (hides) the effect of another gene at a different locus, a phenomenon known as

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#Question id: 11625

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

The following is a hypothetical pathway responsible for the coat color in Labrador retrievers, The pathway is controlled by two independently assorting genes ‘B’ and ‘E’ encoding enzymes as shown below. Mutant alleles ‘b’ and ‘e’ code for non- functional proteins.


What is the expected progeny after selfing a plant with the genotype BbEe?

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#Question id: 11626

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

A locus determines the type of pigment produced in the squash, with yellow (Y_) dominant over green (yy). This locus is expressed only in ww plants, which lack the dominant inhibitory allele W. We can assign the genotype ww Y_ to plants that produce yellow squash and the genotype ww yy to plants that produce green squash. The genotypes and their associated phenotypes are:


What will be the correct prediction about these pathway?

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#Question id: 11627

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

The interaction of two loci that determine fruit color in summer squash, which is commonly found in one of three colors: yellow, white, or green. When a homozygous plant that produces white squash is crossed with a homozygous plant that produces green squash and the F1 plants are crossed with each other, the following results are obtained:

 12/16 plants with white squash

 3 /16 plants with yellow squash

 1 /16 plants with green squash

 This is the case of___

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#Question id: 11628

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Two  varieties of maize averaging of 180 cm and  20cm, inches in height respectively, are crossed. The F1 progeny is quite uniform averaging  100cm in height. How many different  Phenotype express in f2 generation?


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#Question id: 11629

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Two pure line plants of 46 cm and 10 cm in height cross each other forming F1 progeny 28 cm in height,  what is the no. of QTL formed?