
In a cross between true-breeding (homozygous) red-flowered and true-breeding (homozygous) white flowered plants, the progeny was pink. The phenotypic and genotypic ratios in progency were . This is because of:


Important Questions on Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Match the following
List - I | List - II | ||
(a) | Holandric genes | (i) | Pleiotropy |
(b) | Multiple effects of a single gene | (ii) | Hypertrichosis |
(c) | Skin colour in man | (iii) | Multiple Alleles |
(d) | Blood types | (iv) | Polygenic inheritance |
The correct answer is

Assertion (A) : If the allele produces a less functional enzyme or non-functional enzyme the phenotype may be affected.
Reason (R) : The phenotype trait will not be dependent on the functioning of the unmodified allele.
The correct option among the following is:

Choose the correct statements for co-dominance and incomplete dominance respectively from the following.
(i) Codominance
(ii) In complete dominance
(A) generation did not resemble either of the two parents.
(B) In generation new traits other than parents will be expressed.
(C) In generation, the progeny resembles both parents equally.
(D) generation will show a 3:1 ratio.

Match the following:
Karyotype of Drosophila | Sex | ||
A) | Metafemale | ||
B) | Female | ||
C) | Intersex | ||
D) | Metamale | ||
Male |
The correct match is

In which of the organism, the following type of sex determination is possible

I. Organism with is fertile triploid female
II. Organism with is fertile triploid male
III. Organism with is an intersex
IV. Organism with is metafemale
Which of the above are correct?

Reason (R): Human males are heterogametic
The correct option among the following is
