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.