Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 16

Question: RR (Red) is crossed with ww (white), all the Rw offsprings are pink. This is an indication that R gene is [CPMT 1974, 76, 81]

Options:

A) Hybrid

B) Recessive

C) Incompletely dominant

D) Mutant

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

This is an example of incomplete dominance in which the genes from both the parents are accumulated in F1 which show pink phenotype (This is an exception of Mendel’s law).