Chromosome and Sex determination || Solved Q/A to practice for S.E.E. - Exam || Part-1
Chromosome and Sex determination
Part-1
Very short questions and answers for S.E.E. students
Questions and answers to practice for S.E.E. examination
1) What are genes?Answer: Genes are tiny units of heredity found in chromosomes.
2) What are genes made of?Answer: Genes are made of DNA (Deoxy-Ribo Nucleic Acid).
3) What types of cells contain diploid chromosomes?Answer: Somatic cells or body cells contain diploid chromosomes.
4) What is kinetochore?Answer: The centromere of a chromosome is called kinetochore.
5) Write down the major function of genes.Answer: The major function of genes is to transmit hereditary characteristics from one generation to another.
6) What is a sex-linked disease?Answer: The disease which occurs only in a particular sex (either male or female) is called a sex linked disease.
7) What is sex chromosome?Answer: The chromosome that determine the sex of an organism is called sex chromosome.
8) Write any two examples of chromosomal disorder.Answer: Any two examples of chromosomal disorder are: (i) Down's syndrome
(ii) Klinfelter's syndrome
9) What is metacentric chromosome?Answer: The chromosome having centromere in the middle and equal arms is called metacentric chromosome.
10) Write down any two effects seen from klinfelter's disorder.Answer: The two effects seen due to Klinfelter's disorder are as follows: (i) Infertility and growth of breasts in male.
(ii) Tall stature and small genitals.
11) What is sub-metacentric chromosome?Answer: The chromosome having centromere towards side of the chromatid is called sub-metacentric chromosome.
12) What is acrocentric chromosome?Answer: The chromosome having one arm long and another arm short is called acrocentric chromosome.
13) What sex chromosomes are found in male and female?Answer: The sex chromosomes found in males are XY and the sex chromosomes found in females are XX.
14) What are chromosomes made of?Answer: Chromosomes are made of DNA and protein.
15) What are chromosomes?Answer: Chromosomes are thread like microscopic structures present in the nucleus of the cell.
More questions will be given in another blog post.
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More questions will be given in another blog post.
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