Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 252
Question: When Mendel crossed true breeding white-flowered strain of peas with a true breeding red-flowered strain, individuals in the $ F_2 $ represented
[DPMT 1976]
Options:
A) White-flowered plants
B) Red-flowered plants
C) Red-flowered and white-flowered plants in the ratio 3 : 1
D) Red and white-flowered individuals in the ratio 1 : 1
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Red flowered and white flowered plants in the ratio 3 : 1; parents are with the genotype RR and rr, the F1 individuals are Rr, and they in F2 generation will produce red and white flowered plants in ratio of 3 : 1.