BANC-111 EM 2025-26 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/ 2025-2026

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.

1. Briefly discuss various evolutionary forces that shape genetic variation.
2. 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.

1. What are complex diseases? Briefly discuss the role of environmental factors affecting complex diseases.
2. Briefly describe different types of Haemoglobin (Hb) variants.
3. Briefly comment on the superfamily Hominoidea.

Answer the following questions in about 50 words each.

1. Hardy-Weinberg Law
2. Diabetes c. Gene Flow
3. Positive Assortative Mating
4. G6PD deficiency

Assignment III Answer the following questions in about 250 words

1. Briefly describe the procedure for phenotyping of ABO and RH blood groups with suitable diagrams.
2. Describe the procedure to detect colour blindness using Ishihara test plates.
3. What is PTC taste sensitivity? Briefly comment on the technique to detect the tasting ability of a person using the serial dilution method.