Gujarati
4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation
normal

Colour of endosperm in maize is an example of

A

Duplicate genes

B

Inhibitory genes

C

Polymeric genes

D

Quantitative inheritance

Solution

(a)The normal $F_2$ segregation ratio $(9 : 3 : 3 : 1)$ is not found and instead the segregation ratio $15 : 1$ is present. e.g., endosperm colour in maize.

Standard 12
Biology

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