Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question 102
102. Red (RR) Antirrhinum is crossed with white (WW) one. Offspring RW are pink. This is an example of
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(a) dominant -recessive
(b) incomplete dominance
(c) hybrid
(d) supplementary genes
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Answer : b
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(b) Incomplete dominance is the phenomenon of none of the alleles being dominant, with the effect that the hybrid produced by crossing two pure individuals is a mixture between the parents.