Madras University (UnOM) 2007 B.Tech Biotechnology Botany - Question Paper

Time three Hrs. Maximum 100 Marks

Draw Diagrams wherever necessary

part - A (10 x three = 30 Marks)

ans any 10 ques. every ans should not exceed 50 words:

1. Muton
2. Pseudo allele
3. DNA repair
4. Chiasma
5. Regulation gene
6. Test cross
7. Terminalisation
8. Mean
9. Median
10. Standard deviation
11. Genotype
12. Mode

part - B (5 x six = 30 Marks)

ans any five Questions:

All ques. carry equal marks every ans should not exceed 200 words:

13. provide an account of chromosome theory of heredity

14. discuss sex determination in plants with suitable examples

15. What is polygenic inheritance? provide example

16. discuss sex linked inheritance in man with an example

17. What do you mean by gene? define in detail the various units of gene

18. Bring out Chi square test

19. Write the basic principles of probabilty

part - C (4 x 10 = 40 Marks)

ans any four Questions:

All ques. carry equal marks every ans should not exceed 500 words:

20. Enumerate the mapping of genes in chromosome

21. discuss epistasis with suitable example

22. define the Mendels legal regulations of inheritance

23. What is linkage? discuss with examples

24. Narrate the standard fault

25. provide an account of application of statistics to Genetics

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