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NEET 2026
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NEET 2026 · Biology · Chapter

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

  1. ACross between a pink-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant
  2. BCross between a red-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant
  3. CCross between two pink-flowered plants
  4. 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 RR and for white colour be rr.

The genotypes and their corresponding phenotypes are:
RRRR : Red
RrRr : Pink
rrrr : White

To obtain a progeny with only pink (RrRr) and white (rrrr) flowers in a 1:11:1 ratio, the cross must be between a heterozygote and a homozygous recessive plant.

Crossing a pink-flowered plant (RrRr) with a white-flowered plant (rrrr):
Rr×rr→1RrRr \times rr \rightarrow 1 Rr (Pink) : 1rr1 rr (White)

Thus, a cross between a pink-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant yields the desired 1:11:1 phenotypic ratio.

Answer: Cross between a pink-flowered plant and a white-flowered plant
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