Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:

If white colour flower of Antirrhinum sp. successfully crossed with the pink colour flower, what would be the proportion of white and pink color flowers in the next generation?

Options:

1:1

3:2

2:3

2:1

Correct Answer:

1:1

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → 1:1    

In Antirrhinum, flower color shows incomplete dominance, meaning:

  • RR = Red
  • Rr = Pink (intermediate)
  • rr = White

White flower (rr) is crossed with Pink flower (Rr)

rr × Rr

Now let's perform the Punnett square:

  R r
r Rr (Pink) rr (White)
r Rr (Pink) rr (White)

 Resulting Genotypes:

  • 50% Rr (Pink)
  • 50% rr (White)
  • 50% White and 50% Pink flowers in the next generation.