In the pea plant purple colour of flower is dominant ov
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In the pea plant, purple colour of flower is dominant over white colour. Progeny obtained by crossing pure purple flowered plants with white flowered plants are self-pollinated. The resulting plants produced are:
A.
All purple flowered plants.
B.
Purple flowered plants and white flowered plants in a 3 : 1 ratio.
C.
Purple flowered and white flowered plants in equal numbers.
D.
All white flowered plants.
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Right Answer is: B
SOLUTION
If pure purple flowered plants are crossed with white flowered plants, all plants of F1 generation are heterozygous purple flowered plants. Upon self-pollination of F1 progeny, purple flowered and white flowered plants are produced in a 3:1 ratio.
