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O-LevelBiologyGenetics & Variation5090/11 · May/June 2011 · Q391 Mark

Flower colour is controlled by a single pair of alleles. The allele for red flowers is dominant to the allele for white flowers. A plant homozygous for red flowers is crossed with a plant homozygous for white flowers. All the resulting plants have red flowers (F₁ generation). When the F₁ generation are crossed with each other, 18 plants are obtained. 12 plants have red flowers and 6 have white flowers (F2 generation). What ratio is expected in the F2 generation and what ratio has been obtained?

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A1:1 2:1
B1:1 3:1
C3:1 2:1
D3:1 3:1

✓ Correct answer

C: 3:1 2:1

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Genetics & Variation, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 39.

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