MCQ on Genetics and Plant Breeding for various Agriculture Exams Part - 7

1) An individual made of more than one cell lines where cell originate in the same zygotes
A. Phenocopy
B. Genocopy
C. Mosaic
D. Multiline

2) D² statistics is used to estimate
A. Combing ability
B. Heterosis
C. Inbreeding depression
D. Genetic divergence

3) Genetic map distance values estimated based on Kosambi function are generally ________ the values estimated based on Haldane function
A. Less than
B. More than
C. Same as
D. No relation with

4). The most suitable vigour test for soybean is
A. Cold test
B. Cool germination test
C. Electrical conductivity test
D. Brick gravel test

5) Type of fire extinguisher used in seed processing unit
A. A,B,C,E
B. A,C,E,F
C. A,B,C,F
D. A,B,E,F

6) Which of the following shows base-for-base correspondence in the transcription unit encoding it?
A. Prokaryotic mRNA 
B. Eukaryotic mRNA
C. tRNA
D. rRNA

7) Secondary trisomics contain…
A. Isochromosome 
B. Translocated chromosome
C. Loss of chromosome
D. Gain of two extra chromosome

8) Heterostyly occurs in
A. Maize
B. Wheat
C. Flax
D. Mustard 

9) Exchange of chromosomal fragments between non homologous chromosomes is called as
A. Inversion
B. Crossing over
C. Translocation
D. Chaisma

10) If a character is cytoplasmically controlled then
A. The progeny resembles female parent
B. The progeny resembles male parent
C. Segregation of 3:1 is observed in F₂
D. 13:3 segregation will be observed in F₂