Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 253

Question: In a cross between white-flowered parents, $ F_1 $ progeny was uniformly purple-flowered. The $ F_2 $ progeny showed a phenotypic ratio 9 : 7 between purple-flowered and white-flowered plants. The above result indicates that the flower colour is controlled by

Options:

A) Two alleles

B) One allele

C) Three alleles

D) Four alleles

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

This is an example of complementary genes.