AIR 320 · CSE 2024 · ANT1 · 53 pages

Amit Meena: ANT1 answer copy

18 answers by Amit Meena, as written in the test.

The questions

  1. Q1(a)Write notes on the following in about 150 words each: (10 x 5) Monogenesis and polygenesis10 marks
  2. Q1(b)Q.1 (b) Isolation and speciation10 marks
  3. Q1(c)Biochemical Methods used in human Genetics10 marks
  4. Q1(d)Mitochondrial DNA10 marks
  5. Q1(e)Relevance of Nutritional Anthropology10 marks
  6. Q3(a)How have Mendelian principles influenced our understanding of human variation and evolution?20 marks
  7. Q3(b)Explain various genetic mechanisms of microevolution and macroevolution.15 marks
  8. Q3(c)What is the role of Serogenetics & Cytogenetics in reproductive biology? Discuss.15 marks
  9. Q4(a)What is an Anthropometric Somatotype? How Heath & Carter's method of Somatotyping was an improvement over Sheldon's method?20 marks
  10. Q4(b)"Human evolution is characterized by several morphological, developmental, physiological, and behavioural changes". Elaborate.15 marks
  11. Q4(c)In small, reproductively isolated populations, chance factors produce rapid changes in gene frequencies totally independent of mutation, recombination, and natural selection. Elaborate.15 marks
  12. Q5(b)Q.5 (b) Tempo of Growth
  13. Q5(c)Concept of "Race"
  14. Q5(d)Q.5 (d) Genetic epidemiology
  15. Q5(e)Genetic Markers in Blood
  16. Q6(a)“Humans have unique ability to adapt to varied environmental conditions due to the innate biological ability as well as through cultural means”. Elaborate with examples.20 marks
  17. Q6(b)"Study of primates have widened our understanding of human evolution". Elaborate.15 marks
  18. Q6(c)The transition of humans from quadrupedal to bipedal locomotion had wide scale implications on biological and cultural evolution of man. Discuss.15 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 73 words written

Write notes on the following in about 150 words each: (10 x 5) Monogenesis and polygenesis

Opening · a definition

Sociobiology is a field of biology that explores the biological basis of social behaviour, in terms of evolution.

Body · points

→ Introduced by Edward Wilson. → He argued that social behaviours have an evolutionary basis and are influenced by genetic factors.

Scope

  1. Understand various social behaviours like cooperation, mating patterns etc.
  2. Integrates principles of biology, anthropology and psychology.
  3. Examine both human and animal behaviours to draw parallels and understand underlying biological mechanism.

Close · no separate close

None written.