Study the given data and answer the questions following the data.


i. What is the term for this type of cross?


ii. What does the data of the column market F1 indicate?


ii. Express the genotype of the (a) parent (b) F1 Progeny and (c) F2 Progeny

(i) The term for this type of cross is monohybrid cross. It is a type of breeding experiment in which homozygous plants are crossed for one character and then the offsprings are studied for genetics.


(ii) It indicates that the gene for red colour (R) is dominant over for white colour (r).


(iii) (a) The genotype of parents – RR (male plant) and rr (female plant)


Where, RR codes for red flower whereas rr codes for the white flower.


(b) The genotype of F1 – Rr (red)


(c) The genotype of F2 – RR( homozygous red), Rr ( heterozygous red) and rr (homozygous white)


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