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Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping - Genetics and Genomics - Life Sciences Previous Year Questions

Practice Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping - Genetics and Genomics - Life Sciences previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

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Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping question pattern

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Questions by year

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Difficulty distribution

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Medium 7 87.5%
Easy 1 12.5%

Question type distribution

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MCQ 5 62.5%
MSQ 2 25%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 1 12.5%

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Life Sciences
8 Qs

Most asked topics

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Genetics and Genomics
8 Qs

Subtopic coverage

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Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping
8 Qs

Paper coverage

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Life Sciences (XL) 2026
2 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2021
2 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2016
2 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2014
1 Qs
Life Sciences (XL) 2011
1 Qs

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2011 · Life Sciences · Genetics and Genomics · Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping
Life Sciences (XL) 2011
Four Hfr strains of E. coli were generated from the same F⁺ strain. The Hfr strains donated markers in the following order
Strain1: DQWMT; Strain 2: AXPTM; Strain 3: BNCAX; Strain 4: BDQWM
The order of the markers in the original F⁺ strain is
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2014 · Life Sciences · Genetics and Genomics · Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping
Life Sciences (XL) 2014
Using the Sanger’s dideoxy chain termination method, a particular exonic region of a protein coding gene was sequenced for two individuals referred to as Subject 1 and Subject 2. The figure below shows a segment of the autoradiogram corresponding to a small window of the DNA sequence.

Which one of the following interpretations is correct for the sequenced DNA fragments?

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2016 · Life Sciences · Genetics and Genomics · Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping
Life Sciences (XL) 2016

An RFLP marker shows sequence polymorphism in two ecotypes (X and Y) of a plant. In ecotype X, the marker contains one GAATTC site in its sequence, whereas in Y it has the sequence GAAATC at the same site. The rest of the sequence is identical in both ecotypes. In a genotyping experiment, the marker was PCR amplified from four different seedlings (P, Q, R, S), completely digested with EcoRI and the products were analyzed by electrophoresis. The diagram below shows the band patterns obtained. Based on the information provided, which of the following statements is correct?

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2016 · Life Sciences · Genetics and Genomics · Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping
Life Sciences (XL) 2016

The nature of the polymorphic DNA fragment used for mapping is

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2021 · Life Sciences · Genetics and Genomics · Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping
Life Sciences (XL) 2021
To understand the mechanism of systemic acquired resistance (SAR), a team of researchers isolated a mutant with reduced SAR response. Sequencing of this mutant revealed homozygous mutations in two genes, X and Y. Which of the following experiment(s) would test whether the mutant phenotype is caused by mutation in either or both the genes?
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2021 · Life Sciences · Genetics and Genomics · Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping
Life Sciences (XL) 2021
The rate of appearance of recombinant E. coli strains containing different genes after a mating between Hfr and F strains is shown in the graph (left). The approximate location of different genes (p, q, r, s, t, x, and y) along the Hfr chromosome is also shown (right). Based on this information, identify the recombinants X, Y and Z.
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2026 · Life Sciences · Genetics and Genomics · Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping
Life Sciences (XL) 2026
In Escherichia coli, the minimum number of crossovers required between F⁻ genome and the linear DNA transmitted by Hfr to form a viable recombinant is ____. (Answer in integer)
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2026 · Life Sciences · Genetics and Genomics · Inheritance, Recombination and Genetic Mapping
Life Sciences (XL) 2026
In her exploration of the Western Ghats, Dora finds four new species of fungi. Below is the DNA sequence alignment for a single locus from these new species that she calls Yeti, Unicorn, Bigfoot and Godzilla. Using the principle of parsimony and the DNA sequence alignment information below, which one or more of the following tree topologies represent(s) the relationship between these species? Yeti: ATGC Unicorn: ATGT Bigfoot: ATGA Godzilla: ATGT (P) Unicorn, Godzilla, Bigfoot, Yeti (Q) Godzilla, Unicorn, Bigfoot, Yeti (R) Bigfoot, Yeti, Godzilla, Unicorn (S) Unicorn, Godzilla, Bigfoot, Yeti
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