NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
What is the phenotype of a plant with the genotype Tt?
Options
- ADwarf
- BTall
- CIntermediate height
- DCannot be determined
Correct answer
B. Tall
Step-by-step solution
As Mendel found the phenotype of the F1 heterozygote Tt to be exactly like the TT parent in appearance, he proposed that in a pair of dissimilar factors, one dominates the other (as in the F1 ) and hence is called the dominant factor while the other factor is recessive . In this case T (for tallness) is dominant over t (for dwarfness), that is recessive. He observed identical behaviour for all the other characters/trait-pairs that he studied.