LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY
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FIFTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2006
ZO 5501 – GENETICS
(Also equivalent to ZOO 510)
Date & Time : 22-04-2006/1.00-4.00 P.M. Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Part A (Answer All) 10 X 2 = 20
- What are multiple alleles?
- Differentiate sex-linked genes from sex-limited genes.
- Distinguish transitions from transversions.
- Explain the terms cistron and recon?
- Categorise DNA polymerases and mention their role.
- Comment on erythrobalstosis foetalis.
- Define heterosis.
- Who are Klinefelters’?.
- What are lytic and lysogenic life cycles?
- Comment on “Feulgen staining”
Part B (Answer any four) 4 X 10 = 40
- Briefly explain Hardy Weinberg equilibrium.
- Categorise numerical and structural changes in chromosomes.
- Explain bacterial conjugation.
- Write notes on amniocentesis.
- Describe the inherited metabolic disorders in man.
- Critically evaluate the ethical implications of biotechnology.
Part C (Answer any two) 2 X 20 = 40
- With suitable example explain Mendelian principles.
- DNA is the genetic material – Justify.
- Write an essay on maternal effects and cytoplasmic inheritance.
- Elaborate (1) Operon model of gene regulation (2) Human genome project.