JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 332

1,656.

The hereditary material of the cell is

A.

the RNA

B.

protein

C.

the DNA

D.

carbohydrate

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,657.

Women do not suffer from colour blindness because

A.

the trait is sex-linked

B.

only men are colour blind

C.

the genes are recessive and sex-linked

D.

the genes occur on both the X and Y chromosomes

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,658.

Pawpaw seeds collected from a tree with many desirable agronomic qualities did not give rise to plants of desirable character as the parent because

A.

seeds are not reliable for propagating plants

B.

uncontrolled out-crossing can introduced unwanted variability

C.

vegetative propagation is best form of reproduction of all crop

D.

seeds were not physiologically mature at the harvest

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,659.

A mammal with red fur and long ears was crossed with another having white fur and short ears. If the offspring have red fur and short ears, the

A.

characters are linked

B.

characters are not linked

C.

parents are related

D.

parents are not related

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,660.

If R and r, denotes the genes for a character, the offspring of the cross between RR and Rr are

A.

RR, 2Rr, rr

B.

2RR, 2rr, 2rr

C.

2RR, 2Rr

D.

4Rr

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.