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NEET 2026
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In a Mendelian dihybrid cross, a true-breeding pea plant with...

In a Mendelian dihybrid cross, a true-breeding pea plant with inflated green pods is crossed with a true-breeding plant having constricted yellow pods. The F1F_{1} offspring are then self-pollinated. Assuming the genes for these two characters assort independently, what proportion of the F2F_{2} progeny will possess inflated yellow pods?

Options

  1. A916\dfrac{9}{16}
  2. B316\dfrac{3}{16}
  3. C116\dfrac{1}{16}
  4. D14\dfrac{1}{4}

Correct answer

B. 316\dfrac{3}{16}

Step-by-step solution

In pea plants, inflated pod shape is dominant over constricted pod shape, and green pod color is dominant over yellow pod color.

Let the alleles for pod shape be II (inflated)andiand i (constricted), and for pod color be GG (green)andgand g (yellow).

The true-breeding parents are IIGGIIGG (inflated green)andiiggand iigg (constricted yellow).

The F1F_{1} offspring will all be heterozygous IiGgIiGg, exhibiting the inflated green phenotype.

When the F1F_{1} generation is self-pollinated (IiGg×IiGgIiGg \times IiGg), the F2F_{2} progeny will show a standard dihybrid phenotypic ratio of 9:3:3:19:3:3:1.

The phenotypes corresponding to this ratio are:
916\dfrac{9}{16} Inflated green pods
316\dfrac{3}{16} Inflated yellow pods
316\dfrac{3}{16} Constricted green pods
116\dfrac{1}{16} Constricted yellow pods

Therefore, the proportion of F2F_{2} progeny with inflated yellow pods is 316\dfrac{3}{16}.

Answer: 316\dfrac{3}{16}
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