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O-LevelBiologyGenetics & Variation5090/12 · May/June 2018 · Q391 Mark

The colour of the fruit of tomato plants is determined by alleles of the same gene. A tomato plant with red fruit was crossed with a tomato plant with yellow fruit. Of the offspring, 26 plants had red fruit and 24 had yellow fruit. Three explanations were suggested. 1 Both parents were homozygous. 2 One parent had two recessive alleles. 3 One parent was heterozygous. Which explanations are correct?

A1 only
B3 only
C1 and 2
D2 and 3

✓ Correct answer

D: 2 and 3

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Genetics & Variation, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 39.

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