Gujarati
Hindi
4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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The genotype of a plant showing the dominant phenotype can be determined by

A

test cross

B

dihybrid cross

C

pedigree analysis

D

back cross.

(AIPMT-2010)

Solution

(a): Test cross is performed to determine the genotype of $F_2$ plant. In a typical test cross an organism showing dominant phenotype and whose genotype is to bedetermined is crossed with one that is homozygous recessive for the allele being investigated, instead of self­crossing. The progenies of such a cross can easily be analysed to predict the genotype of the test organism. Given ahead is an illustration of test cross:

Standard 12
Biology

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