LSE-03 Solved Assignment 2019 Genetics (IGNOU BSC/BDP)

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ASSIGNMENT
(Tutor Marked Assignment)
GENETICS

Course Code: LSE- 03
Assignment Code: LSE-03/TMA/2019
Maximum Marks: 100

1. How can the 9:3:3:1 ratio be converted into 9:7and 15:1 ratios?
2. Write the cytological basis of crossing-over.
3. Prepare a clear account on extra-nuclear genome in chloroplasts and mitochondria.
4. Define the following terms: complementation test, cistron, cis-configuaration, trans-configuration, hot spots, recon, muton, transformation, conjugation, and transduction.
5. Describe five types of mutations in molecular terms.
6. How cancer can be prevented? Highlight the modern ways of treatment of cancer.
7. Diagrammatically explain the role of different types of T Cells and B Cells in producing immune response.
8. Verify Hardy-Weinberg Law arithmetically.
9. Highlight the importance of studies of quantitative inheritance.Elaborate an example of inheritance of quantitative traits in humans.
10. Explain the principle of recombinant DNA technology. List two applications each of genetic engineering in agriculture and industry.