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O-LevelBiologyGenetics & Variation5090/22 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q310 Marks

An experiment was carried out to investigate the inheritance of flower colour. In cross 1, a plant with blue flowers (plant G) was pollinated by another plant with blue flowers (plant H). The resulting seeds were collected and labelled 'batch 1'. In cross 2, plant G was pollinated by a plant with white flowers (plant J). The resulting seeds were collected and labelled 'batch 2'. All the plants were of the same species. Fifty seeds from each of batch 1 and batch 2 were grown and the number of plants with white flowers was counted. The results are shown in Table 3.1. Table 3.1 batch number of plants with white flowers 1 (from cross 1) 12 2 (from cross 2) 27

  1. (a)Name the dominant phenotype in this experiment The alleles controlling flower colour in this plant are B (dominant) and b (recessive).[1]
  2. (b)(i)State the genotypes of plant G plant H plant J[3]
  3. (b)(ii)State which of these plants is heterozygous[1]
  4. (c)In the box below, draw a genetic diagram for cross 1 (between plants G and H).[5]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] blue ;
  2. [3] (G) Bb/ heterozygous ;
  3. [3] (H) Bb / heterozygous ;
  4. [3] (J) bb/homozygous + recessive ;
  5. [1] G + H ;
  6. [5] 1 parent genotypes / gametes correct from G and H in (b)(i) ;
  7. [5] 2 offspring genotypes correct for parent genotypes / gametes ;
  8. [5] 3 offspring phenotypes correct for stated genotypes;
  9. [5] 4 genotype / phenotype ratio correct ;
  10. [5] 5 correct use of the terms gamete + genotype / phenotype ;

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Topic
Genetics & Variation, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Structured question, 10 marks.
Source
O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 3.

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