Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 255

Question: In wheat, when a green plant was self-fertilized, the progeny had 209 green seedlings and 14 white seedings. The above result indicates that

Options:

A) The parents were heterozygous for two duplicate alleles

B) The parents were true breeding

C) The parents were heterozygous for one allele

D) None of the above

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

This is the duplicate gene interaction which exhibits 15 : 1 ratio.



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