Monday, 5 June 2017

POPULATION GENETICS QUESTION SPECIMEN

1. State and explain the two Mendelian laws of inheritance.

2. a. What is a gene?
    b.  Define genetics
    c.  Write a short note on DNA

3. Nucleotide consists of three components, name and explain them.

4. Define and explain  the following terms :
 a.  Genotype
 b.  Phynotype

5. If EMEKA is Tall and Ijeoma is Short,  using a test cross show the expected offspring of their children to F2 if they  get married.

6. If Taiwo got married to Homozygote short lady, what will be the phenotype of their children at F1 assuming Taiwo is heterozygote Tall?

7. (a)What do you understand by the term population genetics.?
 (b) Discuss the history of population genetics

8. (a) What is a gene Pool?
(b)Explain genetic pool concept in plant breeding

9. (a)Define Allele frequency
(b)What are the conditions at which Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium principle is based upon?

10. (a) Discuss genetic drift
(b)What is polymorphism?

11. (a)What is the difference between Ecological and Genetic polymorphism?

12.  If Chima is Heterozygote tall and Nnachi is Homozygous tall, calculate using Hardy-Weinberg equation the genotype frequency of the F1 offspring:
a)If Chima married Oluchi that is homozygous short
b)If Nnachi married Fumi that is homozygous short


13. If Chima is Homozygote tall and Nnachi is short, calculate using Hardy-Weinberg equation the genotype frequency of the F1 offspring:
a)If Chima married Oluchi that is homozygous short
b)If Nnachi married Fumi that is homozygous short

14.  (a) What is evolution?
(b) Discuss the theory of evolution as speculated by Darwin

15. (a) Explain spontaneous generation using your own term
(b) What do you understand about Biochemical evolution

16.  What do you understand by the following:
a) Microevolution
b) Macroevolution

17. (a)  What is mutation?
(b) Distinguish between the various types of mutation.

18. (a) When is mutation considered to be beneficial?
(b) Differentiate, with examples, between physical and chemical mutagens.

19. What are the role of mutation in evolution and variation?

20.  What is the difference between types of mutation and classification of the causes?

21. State and explain the two Mendelian laws of inheritance.

22. a. What is a gene?
    b.  Define genetics
    c.  Write a short note on DNA

23. Nucleotide consists of three components, name and explain them.

24. Define and explain  the following terms :
 a.  Genotype
 b.  Phynotype

25. If EMEKA is Tall and Ijeoma is Short,  using a test cross show the expected offspring of their children to F2 if they  get married.

26. If Taiwo got married to Homozygote short lady, what will be the phenotype of their children at F1 assuming Taiwo is heterozygote Tall?

27. (a)What do you understand by the term population genetics.?
 (b) Discuss the history of population genetics

28. (a) What is a gene Pool?
(b)Explain genetic pool concept in plant breeding

29. (a)Define Allele frequency
(b)What are the conditions at which Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium principle is based upon?

30. (a) Discuss genetic drift
(b)What is polymorphism?

31. (a)What is the difference between Ecological and Genetic polymorphism?

32.  If Chima is Heterozygote tall and Nnachi is Homozygous tall, calculate using Hardy-Weinberg equation the genotype frequency of the F1 offspring:
a)If Chima married Oluchi that is homozygous short
b)If Nnachi married Fumi that is homozygous short

33. If Chima is Homozygote tall and Nnachi is short, calculate using Hardy-Weinberg equation the genotype frequency of the F1 offspring:
a)If Chima married Oluchi that is homozygous short
b)If Nnachi married Fumi that is homozygous short

34.  (a) What is evolution?
(b) Discuss the theory of evolution as speculated by Darwin

35. (a) Explain spontaneous generation using your own term
(b) What do you understand about Biochemical evolution

36.  What do you understand by the following:
a) Microevolution
b) Macroevolution

37. (a)  What is mutation?
(b) Distinguish between the various types of mutation.

38. (a) When is mutation considered to be beneficial?
(b) Differentiate, with examples, between physical and chemical mutagens.

39. What are the role of mutation in evolution and variation?

40.  What is the difference between types of mutation and classification of the causes?


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