MCQs on Chromosomes

MCQs on Chromosomes

1. The term chromosome was coined by ___________.

(a) Sutton

(b) Boveri

(c) Waldeyer

(d) Hoffmeister

Sol: (c) Waldeyer.

2. In males, the gene for colour blindness is located in________.

(a) X-chromosome

(b) Y-chromosome

(c) Both X and Y chromosome

(d) Either X-chromosome or Y-chromosome

Sol: (a) X-chromosome.

3. Who proposed the chromosomal theory of inheritance?

(a) Sutton

(b) Boveri

(c) Correns

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Sol: (d) Both (a) and (b).

4. Which of the following is called the sex-linked disease?

(a) Leukemia

(b) Alzheimer’s

(c) Malignancy

(d) Colour blindness

Sol: (d) Colour blindness.

5. Which of the following statements is true about the ends of the chromosome?

(a) The ends of the chromosome are called Satellites

(b) The ends of the chromosome are called Centromeres

(c) The ends of the chromosome are called Telomeres

(d) The ends of the chromosome are called Kinetochore

Sol: (c) The ends of the chromosome are called Telomeres.

6. How many sex chromosomes are present in a human being?

(a) 1 pair

(b) 2 pairs

(c) 3 pairs

(d) 4 pairs

Sol: (a) 1 pair.

7. Who was the first person to observe the chromosomes?

(a) Fleming

(b) Waldeyer

(c) Strasburger

(d) Hofmeister

Sol: (d) Hofmeister.

8. Which of the following statements is true about the metaphase?

(a) A chromosome is the thickest during the metaphase

(b) A chromosome is the shortest during the metaphase

(c) A chromosome is the longest during the metaphase

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Sol: (d) Both (a) and (b).

9. A fully expressed allele is referred to as ________.

(a) Dominant

(b) Recessive

(c) Homologous

(d) Heterozygous

Sol: (a) Dominant.

10. During the anaphase stage in a bone marrow cell, each of the chromosomes has_______.

(a) No chromatids

(b) One chromatid

(c) Two chromatids

(d) Several chromatids

Sol: (b) One chromatid.

11. Most of the genetic disorders are caused due to _________.

(a) Mutation

(b) The gender of an individual

(c) The gross chromosomal abnormalities

(d) All of the above

Sol: (a) Mutation.

12. The thread-like structures, which appear inside the nucleus at the time of cell division, are called __________.

(a) Asters

(b) Centrioles

(c) Chromosomes

(d) Spindle fibers

Sol: (c) Chromosomes.

13. Which of the following statements is true about the chromatin composition?

(a) DNA

(b) RNA

(c) DNA and proteins

(d) DNA, RNA and proteins

Sol: (d) DNA, RNA and proteins.

14. How many autosomes are present in a human being?

(a) 20 pairs

(b) 22 pairs

(c) 23 pairs

(d) 44 pairs

Sol: (b) 22 pairs.

15. Which of the following living species comprises more than 200 chromosomes?

(a) Amoeba

(b) Buffalo

(c) Chicken

(d) Giraffe

Sol: (a) Amoeba.