NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
What was the phenotype ratio in the F2 generation when F1 pink snapdragons were self-pollinated?
Options
- A3 Red: 1 White
- B1 Red: 2 Pink: 1 White
- C2 Red: 1 Pink: 1 White
- D1 Red: 3 White
Correct answer
B. 1 Red: 2 Pink: 1 White
Step-by-step solution
When experiments on peas were repeated using other traits in other plants, it was found that sometimes the F1 had a phenotype that did not resemble either of the two parents and was in between the two. The inheritance of flower colour in the dog flower (snapdragon or Antirrhinum sp.) is a good example to understand incomplete dominance. In a cross between true-breeding red-flowered (RR) and truebreeding white-flowered plants (rr), the F1 (Rr) was pink (Figure 4.6). When the F1 was self-pollinated the F2 resulted in