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? |
100% Rr 75% RR and 25% rr 25% RR, 50% Rr and 25% rr 25% RR and 75% rr |
100% Rr |
The correct answer is Option (1) → 100% Rr Parent plants: We are crossing:
Gamete formation :
Fertilization : During fertilization:
Since this is the only possible combination, all offspring will be Rr F1 generation result :
Therefore, in the F₁ generation, 100% progeny will be Rr. |