4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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A pink flowered Snapdragon plant was crossed with a red flowered Snapdragon plant. What type of phenotype/s is/are expected in the progeny?

A

Red flowered as well as pink flowered plants

B

Only pink flowered plants

C

Red, Pink as well as white flowered plants

D

Only red flowered plants

(NEET-2024)

Solution

Pink colour flower in snapdragon have genotype $R r$

  $R$ $R$
$R$ $RR$ $RR$
$r$ $Rr$ $Rr$

Phenotype

Red : Pink: White

$2$        $2$       $0$

Red flowered snapdragon have genotype $RR$ when they both are crossed

So the progeny that we get are red and pink flowered plants only

Standard 12
Biology

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