NEET 2026
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In Mirabilis jalapa , flower colour exhibits incomplete dominance....
In Mirabilis jalapa, flower colour exhibits incomplete dominance. If a breeder wishes to obtain a progeny containing only pink and white flowers in a 1:1 phenotypic ratio, which of the following crosses should be selected?
Options
- ACross between a pink-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant
- BCross between a red-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant
- CCross between two pink-flowered plants
- DCross between a red-flowered plant and a pink-flowered plant
Correct answer
A. Cross between a pink-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant
Step-by-step solution
In Mirabilis jalapa, flower colour shows incomplete dominance.
Let the allele for red colour be and for white colour be .
The genotypes and their corresponding phenotypes are:
: Red
: Pink
: White
To obtain a progeny with only pink () and white () flowers in a ratio, the cross must be between a heterozygote and a homozygous recessive plant.
Crossing a pink-flowered plant () with a white-flowered plant ():
(Pink) : (White)
Thus, a cross between a pink-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant yields the desired phenotypic ratio.
Answer: Cross between a pink-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant
Let the allele for red colour be and for white colour be .
The genotypes and their corresponding phenotypes are:
: Red
: Pink
: White
To obtain a progeny with only pink () and white () flowers in a ratio, the cross must be between a heterozygote and a homozygous recessive plant.
Crossing a pink-flowered plant () with a white-flowered plant ():
(Pink) : (White)
Thus, a cross between a pink-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant yields the desired phenotypic ratio.
Answer: Cross between a pink-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant