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Cell Cycle, Cell Division and Structure of Chromosom...

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What are the chromosomes with more than two chromatids called?

  1. Lampbrush chromosomes

  2. Polytene chromosomes

  3. Polycentric chromosomes

  4. Metacentric chromosomes

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Polytene chromosomes are the chromosomes with more than two chromatids.

Which of the following structures is found at primary constriction of chromosomes?

  1. Centromere

  2. Chromosome

  3. Centrosome

  4. Centrosphere

  5. Centriole


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Centromere is found at primary constriction of chromosome.

Which of the following are the major amino acids in histone protein of chromosomes?

  1. Histidine and tryptophan

  2. Arginine and lysine

  3. Tyrosine and tryptophan

  4. Cystine and tyrosine

  5. Histidine and tyrosine


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Arginine and lysine are the major amino acids in histone protein of chromosomes.

What is the haploid set of inherited chromosomes in nucleus of a species called?

  1. Genome

  2. Genotype

  3. Gene pool

  4. Allele

  5. Gene


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Genome is the haploid set of inherited chromosomes in the nucleus of a species.

The nucleus that involves duplication of chromosomes but shows no cytokinesis is called __________.

  1. restitution nucleus

  2. polyploidy

  3. aneuploidy

  4. euploidy

  5. endomitosis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Restitution nucleus shows no cytokinesis though it duplicates itself.

What is the increase in number of chromosomes without the division of the nucleus called?

  1. Endoploidy

  2. Aneuploidy

  3. Endoplasma

  4. Free nuclear division

  5. Polyploidy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The increase in number of chromosomes without the division of the nucleus is called endoploidy.

Which of the following is a function of centromere?

  1. DNA duplication

  2. Poleward movement of chromatids

  3. Cytoplasmic cleavage

  4. Chromosome segregation

  5. DNA replication


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Poleward movement of chromatids takes place by centromere.

Which type of chromosome(s) is/are not found in human beings?

  1. Submetacentric

  2. Metacentric

  3. Acrocentric

  4. Telocentric

  5. Both acrocentric and metacentric


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Telocentric chromosomes are not found in human beings.

Which of the following are the L-shaped chromosomes?

  1. Telocentric

  2. Submetacentric

  3. Sex chromosomes

  4. Acrocentric

  5. Metacentric


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Submetacentric chromosomes are L-shaped.

Nucleolus is formed from __________.

  1. Nucleus

  2. Mitochondria

  3. SAT chromosome

  4. DNA

  5. Polytene chromosome


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nucleolus is formed from SAT chromosome.

The thread constituting a chromosome is known as

  1. chromatin

  2. chromonema

  3. chromotophore

  4. chromomere

  5. chromophore


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The thread constituting a chromosome is called chromatin.

Which of the following synthesises nucleoprotein?

  1. Ribosomes

  2. Nucleoplasm

  3. Nucleolus

  4. r - RNA

  5. DNA


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nucleolus helps to synthesise nucleoproteins.

Which of the following helps to facilitate the material exchange through nucleopores?

  1. Lamina propria

  2. Lipid layer

  3. Cell membrane

  4. Nucleoplasmin

  5. Nucleolus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nucleoplasmin helps to facilitate the material exchange through nucleopores.

A cell having large nucleus in proportion to cytoplasm is perhaps

  1. active

  2. dead

  3. dividing

  4. dehydrated

  5. inactive


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A cell must be dividing if it has a large nucleus as compared to cytoplasm.

Who gave the first satisfactory account of the structure of nucleus and its mode of division?

  1. Robert Brown

  2. Watson and Crick

  3. Schleiden and Schwann

  4. Strasburger

  5. Robert Hooke


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Strasburger gave the first satisfactory account of the structure of nucleus and its mode of division.

The chromosomes that remain condensed during interphase are called ________________.

  1. euchromosomes

  2. polytene chromosomes

  3. hetero chromosomes

  4. mega chromosomes

  5. meta chromosomes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The chromosomes that remain condensed during interphase are called hetero chromosomes.

From where does the nuclear membrane derive?

  1. ER

  2. Plasma membrane

  3. Mitochondria

  4. Nucleoplasm

  5. Cytoplasm


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nuclear membrane is derived from endoplasmic reticulum.

Nucleus is lost secondarily in

  1. Sperms

  2. Mature egg

  3. RBC

  4. WBC

  5. Cheek cell


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mature RBCs do not have any nucleus or cell organelle.

Which of the following terms is used for expressing the phenotypic characters of chromosomes at mitotic metaphase?

  1. Idiogram

  2. Genotype

  3. Karyotype

  4. Phenotype

  5. Genome


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Karyotype is the expression of the phenotypic characters of chromosome at mitotic metaphase.

If a chromosome has a centromere present in diffused condition along its length, it is called

  1. acentric

  2. holocentric

  3. telocentric

  4. metacentric

  5. dicentric


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Holocentric chromosome contains centromere in a diffused condition along its length.

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