Principles of Inheritance and Variation


  1. Ratio of complementary genes









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    In complementary gene action, both the non allelic pair independently produce similar phenotypes and when present together produce a new phenotype. So, that F2 ratio 9: 3: 3: 1 would become 9: 7.

    Correct Option: D

    In complementary gene action, both the non allelic pair independently produce similar phenotypes and when present together produce a new phenotype. So, that F2 ratio 9: 3: 3: 1 would become 9: 7.


  1. Probability of four sons to a couple is









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    Correct Option: C




  1. Two non-allelic genes produce new phenotype when present together but fail to do so independently are called?









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    NA

    Correct Option: D

    NA


  1. Alleles that produce independent effects in their heterozygous condition are called









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    Epistasis is the suppression of the normal phenotypic expression of the gene by a non-allelic gene. Complimentary genes are two independent genes present on different gene loci which assist each other in expressing a trait. Supplementary genes are two independent genes present on different gene loci, each of which may produce its own trait and interact when present together in dominant state to produce a new trait.

    Correct Option: A

    Epistasis is the suppression of the normal phenotypic expression of the gene by a non-allelic gene. Complimentary genes are two independent genes present on different gene loci which assist each other in expressing a trait. Supplementary genes are two independent genes present on different gene loci, each of which may produce its own trait and interact when present together in dominant state to produce a new trait.



  1. When dominant and recessive alleles express itself together it is called









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    According to principle of dominance, out of the two factors of alleles representing different traits of a character, only one expresses itself. But when both express themselves it is codominance.

    Correct Option: A

    According to principle of dominance, out of the two factors of alleles representing different traits of a character, only one expresses itself. But when both express themselves it is codominance.