NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
Select the incorrect statement for the given figure.
Options
- AThe inheritance of flower colour in the dog flower is an example of incomplete dominance.
- BWhen the F 1 was self-pollinated the F 2 resulted in the following ratio 1 (RR) Red: 2(Rr) Pink: 1(rr) White.
- CThe genotype ratios were exactly as in any mendelian monohybrid cross.
- DThe phenotype ratios were exactly as in any mendelian monohybrid cross.
Correct answer
D. The phenotype ratios were exactly as in any mendelian monohybrid cross.
Step-by-step solution
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 true-breeding white-flowered plants (rr), the F 1 (Rr) was pink (Figure 4.6). When the F 1 was self-pollinated the F 2 resulted in the following ratio 1 (RR) Red: 2(Rr) Pink: 1(rr) White. Here the genotype ratios were exactly as we would expect in any mendelian monohybrid cross, but the phenotype ratios had changed from the 3: