WAEC Biology 2000 Question 56

Question 56

Mendelian Inheritance

Character which falls to express itself in the first filial generation but emerges in the second is

  1. A.heterozygote
  2. B.homozygote
  3. C.dominant
  4. D.recessive
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (recessive)

Explanation

A recessive character is hidden by the dominant one in the F1 and reappears in a quarter of the F2.