Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What is a gene?
Solution
Gene is a part of DNA that encodes the instructions that allow a cell to produce a specific protein or enzyme.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
A man having blood group O marries a woman having blood group B and they have a daughter. What will be the blood group of the daughter?
What is the genotype of tall plants which always produced tall offspring
What sizes of plants are produced if both parents have genes Tt?
Why did Mendel choose pea plants for conducting his experiments on inheritance?
A pregnant woman has an equal chance of her baby being blood group A or blood group AB. Which one of the following shows the possible genotypes of the woman and the father of her child?
(a) IA IA and IB IO
(b) IA IB and IB IO
(c) IA IO and IB IO
(d) IA IB and IA IO
The visible characteristic in an organism is known as :
(a) prototype
(b) stereotype
(c) phenotype
(d) genotype
Select the statements that describe characteristics of genes :
(i) genes are specific sequences of bases in a DNA molecule.
(ii) a gene does not code for proteins.
(iii) in individuals of a given species, a specific gene is located on a particular chromosome.
(iv) each chromosome has only one gene..
What will be the number of chromosomes present in each gamete produced by the plants if the palisade cells of a species of the plant contain 28 chromosomes in all?
If a round, green seeded pea plant (RR yy) is crossed with wrinkled, yellow seeded pea plant, (rr YY) the seeds produced in F1 generation are
What are the components of the DNA molecule?
