Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :

(a) Genes always work in ......................


(b) In pea plants, the gene for dwarfness is………………………..whereas that for tallness is………………


(c) Most people have .................earlobes but some have ..............earlobes.


(d) A human gamete contains................... chromosomes whereas a normal body cell has ................... chromosomes in it.


(e) All races of man have.............blood groups.


(f) The.................chromosomes for a ...............are XX whereas that for a ......................are XY.

(a) Pair

(b) Recessive; Dominant.


(c) Free; Attached.


(d) 23; 46


(e) Same


(f) Sex; Female; Male.


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