Read the following statements and identify the correct ones.
$(1)$ Linkage and recombination were first understood in $Lathyrus$ $odoratus$.
$(2)$ Mendel's work was rediscovered by Correns,Tschermak,and de Vries,which was published in $1900$.
$(3)$ $T.H.$ Morgan is considered the father of experimental genetics.
$(4)$ $A$ child born to parents with thalassemia major can be affected by thalassemia.
$(5)$ In birds,the female is homogametic and the male is heterogametic.

  • A
    $5$
  • B
    $3$
  • C
    $4$
  • D
    $2$

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Identify the correct match:
ScientistAssociated with
$(i)$ William Bateson$(a)$ Rediscovered Mendel's work.
$(ii)$ $T$.$H$. Morgan$(b)$ Discovered that genes are made of $DNA$.
$(iii)$ $O$.$T$. Avery$(c)$ Coined the term Genetics.
$(iv)$ Hugo de Vries$(d)$ Prepared the first genetic map.

Match the terms in Column-$I$ with their descriptions in Column-$II$ and select the correct option.
Column-$I$Column-$II$
$(A)$ Dominance$(1)$ Many genes govern a single character.
$(B)$ Co-dominance$(2)$ In a heterozygous organism, only one allele expresses itself.
$(C)$ Pleiotropy$(3)$ In a heterozygous organism, both alleles express themselves fully.
$(D)$ Polygenic inheritance$(4)$ $A$ single gene influences many characters.

In which one of the following combinations $(a-d)$ of the number of chromosomes is the present day hexaploid wheat correctly represented?
Combination Monosomic,Haploid,Nullisomic,Trisomic

Which of the following statements are false?
$I.$ $A$ dominant allele determines the phenotype when paired with a recessive allele.
$II.$ $A$ recessive allele is weaker than a dominant allele.
$III.$ $A$ recessive allele does not show its effects when paired with a dominant allele.
$IV.$ $A$ dominant allele is always better for an organism.

Example of intergenic gene interaction is/are

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