Cuppy Studies

Mutagens Any extracellular physical or chemical factor which can cause mutations or increase the frequency of mutations in organism is termed as mutagen. In other words, the specific factors …

Polyploidy Polyploidy is the state of a cell or organism having more than two sets of chromosomes. There are mainly three different kinds of polyploids, namely, autopolyploids, allopolyploids and …

Euploidy In euploidy the number of chromosomes is the multiple of the number of chromosomes in a single set. Euploids can be monoploid, diploids or polyploids. Monoploidy and Haploidy …

Aneuploidy Aneuploidy means presence of chromosome number which is different than a multiple of basic chromosome number. In other words, aneuploidy is the presence of an abnormal number of …

Chromosomal Aberrations Chromosomal aberrations are abnormalities in the structure or number of chromosomes which are often responsible for genetic disorders. The structural changes in the chromosomes include: Deletion or …

Crossing Over Crossing over may be defined as the recombination of linked genes brought as a result of interchange of corresponding parts between the chromatid of a homologous pair …

Linkage The phenomenon of inheritance of genes together and to retain their parental combination even in the offspring is termed as linkage. Mendel’s principle of independent assortment shows exception. …

2 Marks Questions Answer : The Mauryan empire was regarded as a major landmark in the early Indian history because for the first time Chandragupta Maurya founded a vast empire …

Pleiotropy Genes that affect multiple, apparently unrelated phenotypes, are termed as pleiotropic genes and the phenomenon is termed as pleiotropy. The term pleiotropy is derived from the Greek word …

2 Marks Questions Answer : John Marshall was the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India. His contribution in the Indian Archaeology can be understood by the following points: …