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In pea plants, yellow seeds are dominant to green. If a heterozygous yellow seeded plant is crossed with a green seeded plant, what ratio of yellow and green seeded plants would you expect in F1 generation?

  • 50:50

  • 9:1

  • 1:3

  • 1:3


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50:50

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In Mendel's experiments with garden pea, round seed shape (RR) was dominant over wrinkled seeds (rr), yellow cotyledon (YY) was dominant over green cotyledon (yy). What are the expected phenotypes in the F2 generation of the cross RRYY x rryy?

  • Only round seeds with green cotyledons

  • Only wrinkled seeds with yellow cotyledons

  • Only wrinkled seeds with green cotyledons

  • Only wrinkled seeds with green cotyledons


Which one of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance?

  • Flower colour in Mirabilis jalapa

  • Production of male honey bee

  • Pod shape in garden pea

  • Pod shape in garden pea


Phenotype of an organism is the result of

  • mutations and linkages

  • cytoplasmic effects and nutrition

  • environmental changes and sexual dimorphism

  • environmental changes and sexual dimorphism


Which one of the following is the most suitable, medium for culture of Drosophila melanogaster?

  • Moist bread

  • Agar agar

  • Ripe banana

  • Ripe banana


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