NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
What was the genotype of the F1 hybrid in Mendel's dihybrid cross?
Options
- ARrYy
- BRRYY
- Crryy
- DYyRr
Correct answer
A. RrYy
Step-by-step solution
The genotype of the parents can then be written as RRYY and rryy. The cross between the two plants can be written down as in Figure 4.7 showing the genotypes of the parent plants. The gametes RY and ry unite on fertilization to produce the F1 hybrid RrYy . When Mendel self hybridized the F1 plants he found that 3/4th of F2 plants had yellow seeds and 1/4th had green. The yellow and green colour segregated in a 3:1 ratio. Round and wrinkled seed shape also segregated in a 3:1 ratio; just like in a monohybrid cross.