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Assignment
CONCEPTS IN GENETICS
Course Code: BBCCT-121 Maximum marks:100
Assignment code: BBCCT-121/TMA/2024
Note: Attempt all questions. The marks for each question are indicated against it.
For any question worth 2 marks, the word limit is 50 words, for 5 marks question it is 100 words; and for
10 marks it is 250-300 words.
PART-(A) Maximum marks: 50
1 Highlight the unique features of Drosophila and Danio rario as model organisms
and their suitability for specific studies
10
2 Explain Punnet square method and Laws of Probability to study applications of
Mendel’s principles.
10
3 Describe non-epistatic gene interactions. 10
4 (a) Differentiate between codominance and incomplete dominance. 5
(b) Give a comparison between recombination and complementation. 5
5 (a) Differentiate between generalised and specialized transduction. 5
(b) Write a note on conjugation. 5
PART-(B) Maximum marks: 50
1 Give an overview of human pedigree analysis for gene mapping. 10
2 Explain the role of environmental factors in sex determination. 10
3 What is endosymbiont theory? Explain 10
4 (a)
(b)
Describe numerical chromosomal aberrations.
Explain genomic imprinting.
5
5
5 (a) What are the limitations of pedigree analysis? 5
(b) Describe Hardy Weinberg law and forces which affect allele frequencies.
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