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Science · 2022 · 2 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q3
Using height (tallness / dwarfness) of a plant as an example, show that genes control the characteristics or traits in an organism.
OR In a cross between red coloured and white coloured flowers, when plants with red coloured flowers of F1 generation were self pollinated, plants of F2 generation were obtained in which $\displaystyle 75$% of plants were with red flowers and $\displaystyle 25$% plants were with white flowers. Explain the inheritance of traits in the above cross with the help of a flow chart only along with the ratio of plants obtained.
Marking-scheme solution
The plants have genes which have the ability to produce enzyme for growth. If enzymes are efficient more growth hormone are produced thus plant grow in length..
If the gene for that enzyme has an alteration that makes the enzyme less efficient, the amount of hormone produced will be less and a plant will be short.
Red Red
OR
| \(\displaystyle \mathrm{F}_{1}\) | Rr | X Rr | |
| R | ↓ | ||
| \(\displaystyle \mathrm{F}_{2}\) | R | RR | Rr |
| r | Rr | rr |
OR
Ratio-$\displaystyle 3$ : $\displaystyle 1$
Red : White
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