16. How does dosage compensation in Drosophila occur?

A. Hypertranscription of male X chromosome
B. Hypotranscription of female X chromosome
C. X inactivation in females
D. Chimerism


Correct Answer: A. Hypertranscription of male X chromosome

17. Hairy wing character of Drosophila is due to

A. duplication in region of chromosome
B. deletion in region of chromosome
C. due to presence of additional X-chromosome
D. due to a point mutation


Correct Answer: A. duplication in region of chromosome

18. A diagram depicting chromosomes of haploid set of an organism ordered in a series of decreasing size is known as

A. zymogram
B. chromogram
C. idiogram
D. karyogram


Correct Answer: C. idiogram

19. A cross-shaped (+) or a ring involving four chromosomes may be formed during metaphase I in case of

A. translocation heterozygote
B. deficiency
C. haploid organism
D. duplication


Correct Answer: A. translocation heterozygote

20. In the case of inversion when the inverted segment of chromosome includes centromere, it is known as

A. paracentric inversion
B. double inversion
C. inverted inversion
D. pericentric inversion


Correct Answer: D. pericentric inversion

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