Question

When the offspring of a purple color flower and a white color flower were mated among themselves, there were 150 purple and 25 white offspring in the F2 generation. This means that white flower color is due to a ________.

recessive allele
dominant allele
codominant allele
mutation
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Answer 1

Answer:

recessive allele

Explanation:

Answer 2

The white flower color that appeared in the F2 generation is as a result of recessive allele.

DOMINANT AND RECESSIVE ALLELE:

• According Gregor Mendel, the gene comprises of two alleles. One of these allele is dominant while the other is recessive.

• A dominant allele is an allele that masks the physical expression of another while a recessive allele is an allele that is masked.

• According to this question, when the offspring of a purple color flower and a white color flower were mated among themselves, there were 150 purple and 25 white offspring in the F2 generation.

• The appearance of the white flower color is as a result of the recessive allele in the flower color gene.

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