Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question 51
51. In order to find out the different types of gametes produced by a pea plant having the genotype $AaBb$, it should be crossed to a plant with the genotype:
(a) $AABB$
(b) $AaBb$
(c) aabb
(d) aaBB
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Answer : c
Hints & Solution
(c) In order to find out the gamete or the genotype of an unknown individual, scientists perform a test cross. In test cross, the individual in question is crossed with the homozygous recessive parent. Hence the answer is aabb.
