Gujarati
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4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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In Antirrhinum two plants with pink flowers were hybridized. The $ F_1$ plants produced red, pink and white flowers in the proportion of $1$ red, $2$ pinkand $1$ white. What could be the genotype of the two plants used for hybridization ? Red flower colour is determined by $RR$, and white by $rr$ genes?

A

$rrrr$

B

$RR$

C

$Rr$

D

$rr$

(AIPMT-2010)

Solution

(c) : The given situation is an example of incomplete dominance where phenotype found in $F_1$ generation do not resemble either of the twoparents. The genotype of the two plants used forcross will be as in figure.The incomplete dominance of dominant allele (here $‘R’$) over recessive allele (here $‘r’$) could be due to mutations (insertion, deletion, substitution or inversion of nucleotides). The mutant allele generally produces a faulty or no product. This modification in the product may lead to incomplete dominance of the (unmodified) wild type dominant allele.

Standard 12
Biology

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