Principles of Inheritance and Variation


  1. Fruit colour in squash in an example of:









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    Epistasis is the phenomenon of suppression of phenotypic expression of gene by a nonallelic gene which shows its own effect. A dominant epistatic allele suppresses the expression of a nonallelic gene whether the latter is dominant or recessive. For example, fruit colour of Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo) is governed by a gene which pruduces yellow colour in dominant state (Y-) and green colour in recessive state (yy).

    Correct Option: B

    Epistasis is the phenomenon of suppression of phenotypic expression of gene by a nonallelic gene which shows its own effect. A dominant epistatic allele suppresses the expression of a nonallelic gene whether the latter is dominant or recessive. For example, fruit colour of Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo) is governed by a gene which pruduces yellow colour in dominant state (Y-) and green colour in recessive state (yy).


  1. A gene showing codominance has:









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    In codominance both alleles are independently expressed in the heterozygote.

    Correct Option: C

    In codominance both alleles are independently expressed in the heterozygote.



  1. Multiple alleles are present:









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    All alleles of a gene are situated on the same loci of chromosome in organisms.

    Correct Option: B

    All alleles of a gene are situated on the same loci of chromosome in organisms.


  1. A man with blood group ‘A’ marries a woman with blood group ‘B’. What are all the possible blood groups of their offsprings?









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    The possibility of resultant blood group may be A, B, AB and O.

    Correct Option: B


    The possibility of resultant blood group may be A, B, AB and O.



  1. In his classic experiments on Pea plants, Mendel did not use









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    Mendel did not use pod length for his experiment.

    Correct Option: A

    Mendel did not use pod length for his experiment.