Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 241

Question: If a plant heterozygous for tallness is selfed, the $ F_2 $ generation has both tall and dwarf plants. This proves the principle of [CPMT 1984; DPMT 1990]

Options:

A) Dominance

B) Segregation

C) Independent assortment

D) Incomplete dominance

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

T t T TT Tt t Tt tt In F2 -3 tall : 1 dwarf This is the law of segregation.

1 Homozygous tall 1 Homozygous dwarf 2 Heterozygous tall