In a breeding program a cross was made between two true breeding cow-pea types: one…

In a breeding program a cross was made between two true breeding cow-pea types: one with round seeds and the other with wrinkled seed. If roundness is dominant why wrinkleness is recessive, in the first filial generation all the seeds produced will be

  • A.
    25% wrinkled, 75% round
  • B.
    100% wrinkled
  • C.
    50% wrinkled, 50% round
  • D.
    75% wrinkled, 25% round
  • E.
    100% round
Correct Answer: Option E
Explanation

Owing to the dominance of roundness, the crossing of the two seeds regularly would see all the offsprings having mixed genes but will be round.

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