BANC-111 EM 2024-25 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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BANC 111: Human Population Genetics
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
(TMA)
Course Code: BANC 111
Assignment Code: BANC 111/ASST/TMA/ July 2024 and January 2025
Total Marks: 100
Read the instructions carefully and answer accordingly. There are three Sections in the
Assignment. Answer all questions from all the sections.
Assignment I
Answer the following in about 500 words each. 20×2= 40
a.Briefly discuss Mendel’s laws of Inheritance with suitable examples.
b. What is Genetic polymorphism? Briefly discuss various genetic markers that exhibit
polymorphism
Assignment II
Answer any two of the following questions in about 250 words each. 10×2=20
a. Define Hardy-Weinberg Law. Briefly discuss various evolutionary forces.
b. What is Genetic Polymorphism? Briefly comment on Molecular markers
that exhibits polymorphism.
c. Biological consequences of parental consanguinity
Answer the following questions in about 50 words each. 2×5=10
a. Negative Assortative mating
b. Diabetes
c. Inbreeding
d. The Pongidae
e. Thalassemias
Assignment III
Answer the following questions in about 250 words 10×3=30
a. Briefly describe the procedure for phenotyping of ABO and RH blood groups with
suitable diagrams.
b. Describe the procedure to detect color blindness using Ishihara test plates.
c. What is PTC taste sensitivity? Briefly comment the technique to detect the tasting
ability of a person using the serial dilution method.