Question 49
Mendelian InheritanceIn a breeding programme a cross was made between two true-breeding cowpea types: one with round seeds and the other with wrinkled seeds. If roundness is dominant while wrinkleness is recessive, in the first filial generation all the seeds produced will be
- A.25 per cent wrinkled, 75 per cent round
- B.100 per cent wrinkled
- C.50 per cent wrinkled, 50 per cent round
- D.75 per cent wrinkled, 25 per cent round
- E.100 per cent round.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: E (100 per cent round.)
Explanation
RR × rr gives only Rr offspring; since round is dominant, every F1 seed is round.