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Code No: 43112 Set No. 1
II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May/Jun 2009
GENETICS
(Bio-Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. What is law of segregation? Elucidate with respect to Tall and short nature of
plants. [16]
2. What is circular DNA? Explain its importance and occurrence. [16]
3. Describe the lysozenic pathway, bacteriophages and their uses in transduction ex-
periments? [16]
4. How the gene mapping is done with microbial eukaryotes? Explain with an example
of yeast. [16]
5. Explain the salient features involved in the identification of human chromosomes
in making a karyotype. [16]
6. How do you explain the inheritance of white-eye color and lethality in drosophila
with attached X chromosomes? [16]
7. What is sex influenced Dominance? Discuss its role in relation to male and female
hormones? [16]
8. Explain the differences between Mendelian and extra chromosomal inheritance.
[16]
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Code No: 43112 Set No. 2
II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May/Jun 2009
GENETICS
(Bio-Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Describe Multiple alleles with a suitable example. [16]
2. How DNA is organized? Explain elaborately. [16]
3. What are the different stages of transformation? Explain the molecular mechanism
involved. [16]
4. How the mapping of genes can be carried out with tetrad analysis? Explain. [16]
5. Describe the cytological and genetic detection of translocations and what are their
consequences. [16]
6. What are sex chromosomes? How do organisms compensate for different number of
X chromosomes in the two sexes in homogametic males and homogametic females?
[16]
7. Discuss on Y chromosome and Sex determination in mammals with examples of
genes related to Y-chromosomes? [16]
8. Explain the possible origin of chloroplast and mitochondrial genome. [16]
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Code No: 43112 Set No. 3
II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May/Jun 2009
GENETICS
(Bio-Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. What is interaction? Describe the genetic interaction of taking an example of hen
comb. [16]
2. Describe the inverted repeats and secondary structure in single stranded nucleic
acid. [16]
3. What is the mechanism of bacterial conjugation? Explain. [16]
4. Describe the mapping of genes with molecular markers. [16]
5. Explain the aetiology of uniparental disomy with an example. [16]
6. How do hormones play their role in sex differentiation and development of secondary
sex characters? Give examples of some traits? [16]
7. Explain the mechanism of sex determination in humans? Elaborate on Homoga-
metic females and heterogametic males in humans? [16]
8. What is the phenotype of petite mutants and discuss the difference between neutral
and suppressive petites. [16]
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Code No: 43112 Set No. 4
II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May/Jun 2009
GENETICS
(Bio-Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. What are different types of Linkage? Explain in detail with a drosophila example.
[16]
2. Describe the replication of DNA in Eukaryotic organisms. [16]
3. Write an essay on Leiderberg experiments on Bacterial conjugation. [16]
4. Construct the linkage map for an X chromosome of Drosophila with illustrations.
[16]
5. Explain the aetiology of uniparental disomy with an example. [16]
6. Define the terms :
(a) Autosomes.
(b) Sex chromosomes
(c) Hemizygous
(d) Homozygous. [4×4]
7. Define Sex chromosomes? What kind of sex linked genes have been identified in
humans? [16]
8. Discuss the similarities and dissimilarities between nuclear inheritance and cyto-
plasmic inheritance. Illustrate your answer with examples. [16]
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