Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:

Assertion: Cross of F1 individual with recessive homozygous parent is test cross.
Reason: No recessive individual are obtained in the monohybrid test cross progeny.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reason (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reason(R) are correct  but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is not correct.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason are false (F ).

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is not correct.

Explanation:

In the monohybrid test cross progeny ,both heterozygous and recessive individuals are obtained in 1 : 1 ratio.

Define and design a test cross.