Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:

Read the following passage carefully.

MONOHYBRID CROSS

The inheritance of flower color in the dog flower (Snapdragon or Antirrhinum sp.) can be understood by crossbreeding between true-breeding red-flowered (RR) and true-breeding white-flowered plants (rr). When they were crossed, $F_1$ (Rr) was pink. When $F_1$ was self-pollinated, the $F_2$ results were Red, Pink and White. Here the genotype ratios were exactly as expected, but the phenotype ratios have been changed. What happened was that R was not completely dominant over r and this made it possible to distinguish Rr as pink from RR (Red) and rr (White).

What will be the percentage of progeny in $F_1$ generation when RR (red flowered plant) is crossed with rr (white flowered plant) in the above passage?

Options:

100% Rr

75% RR and 25% rr

25% RR, 50% Rr and 25% rr

25% RR and 75% rr

Correct Answer:

100% Rr

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → 100% Rr  

Parent plants:

We are crossing:

  • RR (red-flowered, because R = dominant allele)
  • rr (white-flowered, because r = recessive allele

Gamete formation :

  • The RR parent can produce only R gametes (since both alleles are R).
  • The rr parent can produce only r gametes (since both alleles are r).

Fertilization : 

During fertilization:

  • R × r = Rr

Since this is the only possible combination, all offspring will be Rr

F1 generation result : 

  • Genotype of F₁: 100% Rr

  • Phenotype of F₁: 100% Red flowers (because R is dominant).

Therefore, in the F₁ generation, 100% progeny will be Rr.