MCQs Plant Breeding and Genetics-36 Posted on 2024-08-042024-10-14Author admin 0 MCQs Plant Breeding and Genetics-36 1. The phenotypic variation in a population is increased through the process of ———- Linkage None of these Meiosis Mitosis 2. When two genes are inherited independently, each pair of alleles (A/a and B/b) separates from each other during gamete formation. This results in —— possible combinations of alleles in the gametes Two Three Four One 3. Progeny of a hybrid plant will exhibit ———- Resembles maternal plant Segregation Resembles paternal plant Breed true 4. Eggs and pollen grains are gametes, and after their formation, they receive ——— genes One pair Three pairs of genes Two pair One of a pair of genes 5. A group of cells carrying the same function or having similar structure and origin is called a ———– Callus Tissue Clone Organ 6. Random assortment of genes will occur if the genes are located on ——— Autosome Different chromosomes Same chromosomes Sex chromosomes 7. ——– is credited with the first scientific investigation on hybridization and hybrid vigor Gregor Mendel Carl Linnaeus Charles Darwin Joseph Koelreuter 8. Thomas Andrew first observed genotypic differences among wheat varieties in their resistance to ———- disease Smut Wilt Bunt Rust 9. Anemophily is ——– Transfer of pollen through water Transfer of pollen through animals Transfer of pollen through wind Self-pollination 10. When two organisms live together for mutual help to each other, they are called —– Saprophytes Symbionts Epiphytes Parasites Loading … Question 1 of 10