In wheat, when a green plant was self-fertilized, progeny had 209 green seedlings and 14 white seedi

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4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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

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

Solution

(a) This is the duplicate gene interaction which exhibits $15 : 1$ ratio.

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Biology

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