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Genetics - Some Basic Fundamentals

Question
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Give biological reasons for the following:

The wall of the ventricle is thicker than the auricle.

Solution

The left ventricle pumps blood to all the body parts, and the right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs while the auricles have to pump blood to the ventricles only. Both ventricles pump the blood against the force of gravity which requires a great force. In order to provide strength to apply this force and ensure there is no damage to the walls, the walls of the ventricle are thicker than the auricles.

Some More Questions From Genetics - Some Basic Fundamentals Chapter

Briefly explain the following terms.

Genes

Given below is a schematic diagram showing Mendel's experiment on sweet pea plants having axial flowers with round seeds (AARR) and terminal flowers with wrinkled seeds ( aarr). Study the same and answer the questions which follow:



(i) Give the phenoeype of F1 progeny.
(ii) Give the phenotypes of F2 progeny produced upon by the self-pollination of F1
progeny.
(iii)Give the phenotypic ratio of F2 progeny.
(iv)Name and explain the law induced by Mendel on the basis of the above

Give biological reasons for the following:

The wall of the ventricle is thicker than the auricle.

Name the following:

iv. The cross between two parents having one pair of contrasting characters.

Rewrite and complete the following sentences by inserting the correct word
in the space indicated:

__________ is the scientific name of garden pea, which Mendel used for his
experiments.

Briefly answer the following questions:

v. Mendel's Law of dominance

In a homozygous plant round seeds (R) are dominant over wrinkled seeds (r):

i. Draw a Punnett square to show the gametes and offspring when both the

plants have heterozygous round seeds (Rr).

ii. Mention the Phenotype and Genotype ratios of the offspring in F2 generation.

iii. Name the sex chromosomes in human males and females.

iv. Briefly explain the term ‘Mutation’.

v. What is the number of chromosomes in the gametes of human beings?

Rewrite and complete the following sentences by inserting the correct word in the

(iv) Phenotype is the observable characteristic which is ............ controlled.

Write the difference between the following pairs by following the indications in the

brackets:

Monohybrid and dihybrid cross (phenotypic ratio)

State whether the following statements are true or false. lf false rewrite the correct
form of the statement by changing the first or last word only.