MCQs Plant Breeding and Genetics-50

1.

The law of independent assortment results from ———–

2. Homologous chromosomes move to opposite poles during ———–

3.

The total number of possible gamete combinations from independent assortment in an organism with 3 pairs of chromosomes is ———–

4. Which phase of mitosis is most similar to meiosis II?

5. Crossing over is a genetic process,  where exchange of genetic material occurs between ———–

6. The key event distinguishing meiosis I from mitosis is ————

7. Sister chromatids separate during ————-

8. Synaptonemal complex, which forms between homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis, is mainly composed of ———-

9.

Mustard gas was first identified as a chemical mutagen in experiments on __________.

10. Segregation of alleles occurs because ——