Q 1 who is the father of Genetics?
Q 2 Which plant did Mendel choose for his studies ? Give at least four reasons for the same.
Q 3 Define the following terms dominant trait, Recessive trait, Homozygous condition, Heterozygous condition, Allele, Monohybrid cross, Dihybrid cross, Phenotype, and Genotype.
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Q 4 If a purple-flowered pea plant is crossed with white-flowered pea plant and all the plants in the F1 generation were purple.
(a) Write the genotype of parents, F1 & F2
(b) write the phenotypic and genotypic ratio of F2
(c) which law is valid in F1 & F2 separately.
(d)show the flow diagram
Q5Show a cross to prove that there is a 50% chance of every trait to be inherited from either of parents.(name the underlying law)
Q6 If a tall pea plant is crossed with the dwarf plant, 25 % plants in the F2 were found dwarf after the progeny of F1 was self crossed. Illustrate the cross by flow chart and justify the reason for the finding.