JIPMER 2015
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2015
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Principles of Inheritance and Variation
JIPMER 2015 · Zoology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation
In pea plants, yellow seeds are dominant to green. If a...
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 could you expect in -generation.
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
Yellow seeds are dominant is green (Y). So, a heterozygous yellow seeded plant will have the genotype of and a green seeded plant will have genotype (yy). When these plants are crossed, the -generation will have the ratio of yellow : green as 50 : 50 .