Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 232
Question: Mendel crossed a pure white-flowered recessive pea plant with a dominant pure red-flowered plant. The first generation of hybrids from the cross should show
[CPMT 1989, 91; RPMT 1995; MH-CET 2002; DPMT 2003]
Options:
A) 50% white-flowered and 50% red-flowered plants
B) All red-flowered plants
C) 75% red-flowered and 25% white-flowered plants
D) All white-flowered plants
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
All red flowered plants; according to Mendel’s law of dominance.