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  • A. 6
  • B. 2
  • C. 4
  • D. 8

Explanation: Fatty acids are organic molecules consisting of a hydrocarbon chain with a carboxylic acid group (-COOH) at one end.

Correct answer: 4
  • A. Ester bond
  • B. Ether linkage
  • C. Hydrogen bond
  • D. Ionic bond

Explanation: When glycerol (a type of alcohol) reacts with fatty acids (which contain carboxyl groups), an ester bond is formed through a dehydration…

Correct answer: Ester bond
  • A. Glycerol
  • B. Amine group
  • C. Fatty Acid
  • D. Phosphate group

Explanation: The phosphate group (-PO₄³⁻) in phospholipids is part of the molecule's hydrophilic head.

Correct answer: Phosphate group
  • A. Heart, activity of smooth muscles and valves
  • B. Activity of skeletal muscles, heart and breathing movements
  • C. Breathing movements, activity of skeletal muscles and valves
  • D. Exercise, breathing movements and heart

Explanation: Option[a] heart has no role in lymph flowOption[b] Heart has no role in lymphOption [c] All mentioned factors affect the flow of lymph in…

Correct answer: Breathing movements, activity of skeletal muscles and valves
  • A. Subclavian Vein
  • B. Renal Vein
  • C. Pulmonary Vein
  • D. Hepatic Portal Vein

Explanation: a) Subclavian VeinThe subclavian veins are major veins located in the upper chest region, near the collarbone.

Correct answer: Subclavian Vein
  • A. Superior vena cava
  • B. Subclavian Vein
  • C. Inferior vena cava
  • D. Renal vein

Explanation: Lymph capillaries join to form larger and larger lymph vessels; and ultimately form the thoracic lymph duct, which opens into the…

Correct answer: Subclavian Vein
  • A. Lymph Nodes
  • B. Lymphoid organs
  • C. Lymph capillaries
  • D. Subclavian vein

Explanation: Lymph eventually returns to the bloodstream by entering the subclavian vein, where it mixes with the blood and is recirculated through the…

Correct answer: Subclavian vein
  • A. Evolution
  • B. Paleontology
  • C. Zoogeography
  • D. Biodiversity

Explanation: Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life on Earth using geological methods such as studying preserved remains of an organism in a…

Correct answer: Paleontology
  • A. Phenotype.
  • B. Junction.
  • C. Locus.
  • D. Genotype.

Explanation: A locus is the specific physical location of a gene or other DNA sequence on a chromosome, like a genetic street address.

Correct answer: Locus.
  • A. Six
  • B. Four
  • C. Five
  • D. Five or three

Explanation: Three different gene pairs at three different loci contribute to the wheat grain color.

Correct answer: Six
  • A. It is autosomal recessive disease in males
  • B. It is X-linked disease
  • C. It is autosomal dominant disease in males
  • D. It is Y-linked disease

Explanation: Explanation:It is a autosomal dominant disease in males, but it is sex influenced character as a result a female heterozygous for this…

Correct answer: It is autosomal dominant disease in males
  • A. Alleles of a gene
  • B. Two different genes at the same locus
  • C. Two contrasting traits
  • D. Two different genes at different loci

Explanation: [A] Epistasis not linked to alleles of genes[B] Two different genes are at the different loci[C] Two contrasting traits are two different…

Correct answer: Two different genes at different loci
  • A. Pleiotropic
  • B. Epistatic
  • C. Dominant
  • D. Mutant

Explanation: Pleiotropy is defined as the expression of multiple traits by a single gene.

Correct answer: Pleiotropic
  • A. Locus
  • B. Origin
  • C. Amplicon
  • D. Filial

Explanation: The position of genes on a chromosome is known as locus.

Correct answer: Locus
  • A. Codominance
  • B. Dominance-recessive relationship
  • C. Incomplete dominance
  • D. Over dominance relationship

Explanation: The round phenotype is due to the presence of the dominant allele which expresses itself regardless of the presence of the recessive…

Correct answer: Dominance-recessive relationship
  • A. Chromosomal aberration
  • B. Aneuploidy
  • C. Point mutation
  • D. Euploidy

Explanation: All these mutations revolve around a single nucleotide being replaced, inserted or deleted hence the term 'point'.

Correct answer: Point mutation
  • A. Dominance
  • B. Incomplete dominance
  • C. Codominance
  • D. Over-dominance

Explanation: Incomplete dominance is when a dominant allele, or form of a gene, does not completely mask the effects of a recessive allele, and the…

Correct answer: Incomplete dominance
  • A. Dominance
  • B. Codominance
  • C. Pleiotropy
  • D. Epistasis

Explanation: Epistasis is an example of nonallelic interactions. It is defined as the phenomenon in which the effect caused by genes on one locus…

Correct answer: Epistasis
  • A. 3/16 Tall-round ; 3/16 dwarf-wrinkled
  • B. 9/16 Tall-wrinkled ; 3/16 dwarf-round
  • C. 9/16 Tall-round ; 3/17 Dwarf-round
  • D. 3/16 Tall-wrinkled ; 3/16 Dwarf-round

Explanation: As we talk about the F1 generation, we can assume them to be heterozygous for both characteristics.

Correct answer: 3/16 Tall-wrinkled ; 3/16 Dwarf-round
  • A. ¼ purple ; ¾ white
  • B. ¼ white ; ¾ purple
  • C. All white
  • D. All purple

Explanation: As it is mentioned in the question that it is pure breeding, we can assume the pea plants involved in the breeding to be homozygous…

Correct answer: All purple