Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 242

Question: From a single ear of corn, a farmer planted 200 kernels which produced 140 tall and 40 dwarf plants. The genotype of these offsprings are most likely [NCERT 1981; DPMT 1993]

Options:

A) TT, Tt and tt

B) TT and tt only

C) TT and Tt only

D) Tt and tt only

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

TT is homozygous tall plant, Tt is heterozygous tall plant and tt is homozygous dwarf plant.