MCQ Collection
Pakistan MCQs
Practice Pakistan questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: B. A heritable change in genetic material
Explanation:
Mutations may alter one base, a gene, or chromosome structure.
They create genetic variation.
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Correct Answer: C. An allele whose effect is masked in a heterozygote
Explanation:
A recessive phenotype usually appears when no dominant allele is present.
The allele can still be transmitted by carriers.
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Correct Answer: C. A change affecting a single nucleotide pair
Explanation:
Point mutations include substitutions and small insertions or deletions.
Their effects vary with location and type.
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Correct Answer: D. Having two identical alleles at a locus
Explanation:
A homozygous individual may be dominant or recessive.
Both homologous chromosomes carry the same allele.
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Correct Answer: D. A change affecting a single nucleotide pair
Explanation:
Point mutations include substitutions and small insertions or deletions.
Their effects vary with location and type.
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Correct Answer: A. Having two identical alleles at a locus
Explanation:
A homozygous individual may be dominant or recessive.
Both homologous chromosomes carry the same allele.
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Correct Answer: A. A change affecting a single nucleotide pair
Explanation:
Point mutations include substitutions and small insertions or deletions.
Their effects vary with location and type.
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Correct Answer: B. A three-nucleotide sequence on mRNA specifying an amino acid or stop signal
Explanation:
The genetic code is read in triplets.
Each codon has a defined meaning.
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Correct Answer: B. An alternative form of a gene
Explanation:
Alleles occupy the same locus on homologous chromosomes.
They may produce different trait variants.
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Correct Answer: C. A three-nucleotide sequence on mRNA specifying an amino acid or stop signal
Explanation:
The genetic code is read in triplets.
Each codon has a defined meaning.
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Correct Answer: C. An alternative form of a gene
Explanation:
Alleles occupy the same locus on homologous chromosomes.
They may produce different trait variants.
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Correct Answer: D. A three-nucleotide sequence on mRNA specifying an amino acid or stop signal
Explanation:
The genetic code is read in triplets.
Each codon has a defined meaning.
