Q1. [1] § Introduction § 8.2.2 Rules for the Inheritance of Traits – Mendel's Contributions
In an experiment with pea plants, a pure tall plant (TT) is crossed with a pure short plant (tt). The ratio of pure tall plant to pure short plants in F₂ generation will be
- (a) 1 : 3
- (b) 3 : 1
- (c) 1 : 1
- (d) 2 : 1
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Model Answer
(c) 1 : 1
In F₂, the genotypes are TT : Tt : tt = 1 : 2 : 1. Pure tall (TT) : pure short (tt) = 1 : 1.
Explanation
Students often confuse the phenotypic ratio (3 tall : 1 short) with the genotypic ratio. The question asks for pure plants only — TT and tt — both present in 1 out of 4 offspring each, giving 1 : 1. Hybrid tall (Tt) plants are tall in appearance but not pure, so they are excluded from the count.
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