Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Practice Test Quiz

1. Who demonstrated and confirmed that genes are located on chromosomes?

2. The blue-green algae and bacteria contain…?

3. Lampbrush chromosomes (LBCs) found in which of the following?

4. A typical human chromosome contains:

5. Which of the following scientist first discovered the chromosomes in 1878?

6. Which of the following statement is true about the Chromatids?

7. Structure that is present on the chromosome:

8. The giant chromosome which contains a number of chromonemeta is:

9. According to the chromosomal theory of inheritance, reproduction involves the union of:

10. The term chromosome was coined by which of the following anatomist?

11. How many nucleotides are present in a nucleosome?

12. Chromosomes are .............. like structures that appear during cell division:

13. Which of the following chromosomes has the centromere located midway between the ends of the chromosome?

14. The gene which causes red and green types of color blindness is found only on:

15. The highly condensed portions of the chromatin are called:

16. The complex of nucleotide and histone proteins is called:

17. Which of the following chromosome is a chromosome whose centromere is subterminal?

18. What does a male somatic cell contain?

19. The centromere is a very specific part of the chromosome where….?

20. Which of the following are components of chromosomes?

21. Chromosomes found in the salivary gland cells of Drosophila and Chironomus are:

22. Typically a chromosome is made of:

23. The chromosomal theory of inheritance was proposed by:

24. The distinctive structures found at the ends of chromosomes are known as:

25. According to the chromosomal theory of inheritance, the similar chromosomes pair during:

26. Puffs and Balbiani rings in the salivary gland chromosome are the sites of active:

27. How much DNA is present in a chromosome?

28. The first evidence of the hereditary nature of DNA was provided by:

29. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

30. Which protein is present in chromosomes mainly?