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.