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Biology Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Heredity

Jamb Biology Questions - Heredity

Question 86:
One of the following is a process of transmission of hereditary characteristics by chromosomes
  • A Genes relating to the same character occupy identical locations on the chromosomes
  • B Separation of homologous chromosomes into four daughter cells
  • C Separation of gametes during fertilization
  • D Dictating the formation of a protein by a gene in a chromosome
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Question 87:
The male sex cells also called gametes are produced in the testes by a process called
  • A Gametogenesis
  • B Implantation
  • C Spermatogenesis
  • D Spermatozoa
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Question 88:
Which of the following describes an example of fertilization in higher organisms
  • A Fusion of sperm and egg nuclei
  • B Pollen grain landing on a sticky stigma
  • C Ejaculation of the egg and pollen grain
  • D Ejaculation of sperm into the female body
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Question 89:
Both recesssive and dominant characters are found
  • A On different chromosome in the cell
  • B At the same logus of a homologous chromosome
  • C At a different loci of a homologous chromosome
  • D On the same chromatid in a chromosome
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Question 90:
Which of the following is the best explanation for a child who is phenotypically short and born of two tall parents
  • A Both parent possess genes for shortness
  • B The father possess a gene for shortness
  • C Nature makes the child short
  • D None of the above
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