Class Test - 03 Lakshya NEET 2026

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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1. A heterozygous pea plant with violet flowers was 5. In Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), a red flower was
crossed with homozygous pea plant with white crossed with a white flower and in F1 generation pink
flower. Violet is dominant over white. Which one of flowers were obtained. When pink flowers were
the following represents the expected combinations selfed, the F2 generation showed white, red and pink
among 40 progenies formed? [2023-Manipur] flowers. Choose the incorrect statement from the
(1) 30 produced violet and 10 produced white following : [2019]
flowers (1) This experiment does not follow the principle of
(2) 20 produced violet and 20 produced white dominance.
flowers (2) Pink colour in F1 is due to incomplete
(3) All 40 produced violet flowers dominance.
(4) All 40 produced white flowers (3) Ratio of F2 is 1/4 (Red) : 2/4 (Pink) : 1/4 (White)
(4) Law of segregation does not apply in this
2. Given below are two statements: experiment
Statement I: Mendel studied seven pairs of
contrasting traits in pea plants and proposed the Laws 6. The genotypes of a Husband and Wife are IAIB and IAi.
of Inheritance. Among the blood types of their children, how many
Statement II: Seven characters examined by Mendel different genotypes and phenotypes are possible?
in his experiment on pea plants were seed shape and [2017-Delhi]
colour, flower colour, pod shape and colour, flower (1) 3 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes
position and stem height. (2) 3 genotypes ; 4 phenotypes
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct (3) 4 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes
answer from the options given below. [2022] (4) 4 genotypes ; 4 phenotypes
(1) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is
correct 7. A man with blood group ‘A’ marries a woman with
(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct blood group ‘B’. What are all the possible blood
(3) Both statement I and statement II are incorrect groups of their offspring’s? [2016 – I]
(4) Statement I is correct but Statement II is (1) A, B, AB and O (2) O only
incorrect (3) A and B only (4) A, B and AB only

3. The production for gametes by the parents, formation 8. Multiple alleles are present: [2015]
of zygotes, the F1 and F2 plants, can be understood (1) At the same locus of the chromosome
from a diagram called: [2021] (2) On non-sister chromatids
(1) Punch square (3) On different chromosomes
(2) Punnett square (4) At different loci on the same chromosome
(3) Net square
(4) Bullet square 9. A gene showing co-dominance has: [2015 Re]
(1) Alleles tightly linked on the same chromosome
4. The number of contrasting characters studied by (2) Alleles that is recessive to each other
Mendel for his experiments was: [2020-Covid] (3) Both alleles independently expressed in the
(1) 4 (2) 2 heterozygote
(3) 7 (4) 14 (4) One allele dominant on the other
10. If two persons with ‘AB’ blood group marry and have 13. First geneticist/father of genetics was: [1991]
sufficiently large number of children, these children (1) De Vries
could be classified as ‘A’ blood group : ‘AB’ blood (2) Mendel
group : ‘B’ blood group in 1 : 2 : 1 ratio. Modern (3) Darwin
technique of protein electrophoresis reveals presence (4) Morgan
of both ‘A’ and ‘B’ type proteins in ‘AB’ blood group
individuals. This is an example of: [2013] 14. RR (Red) Antirrhinum is crosses with white (WW)
(1) Complete dominance one. Offspring RW are pink. This is an example of:
(2) Co-dominance [1991]
(3) Incomplete dominance (1) Dominant-recessive
(4) Partial dominance (2) Incomplete dominance
(3) Hybrid
11. Which Mendelian idea is depicted by a cross in which (4) Supplementary genes
the F1 generation resembles both the parents?[2013]
(1) Co-dominance 15. ABO blood group system is due to: [1990]
(2) Incomplete dominance (1) Multifactor inheritance
(3) Law of dominance (2) Incomplete dominance
(4) Inheritance of one gene (3) Multiple allelism
(4) Epistasis
12. Multiple alleles control inheritance of: [1991]
(1) Phenylketonuria 16. The number of phenotypes in ABO blood group is:
(2) Colour blindness [2010 Pre, Mains]
(3) Sickle cell anaemia (1) 1 (2) 4
(4) Blood groups (3) 6 (4) 8
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1. (2) 9. (3)
2. (2) 10. (2)
3. (2) 11. (1)
4. (3) 12. (4)
5. (4) 13. (2)
6. (3) 14. (2)
7. (1) 15. (3)
8. (1) 16. (2)

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