In Oat, $F_{2}$ generation shows dominant black grain colour to be more common than recessive white grain colour (15 : 1) due to

Quantitative inheritance

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Polymeric inheritance

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Duplicate genes

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Pleiotropic genes.

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The correct option is C Duplicate genes

In Oats, if the dominant alleles of two genes loci produce the same phenotype, whether inherited or separately, in the F2 generation 15:1 ratio is obtained. The genes are called Duplicate genes.
So, the correct option is ‘Duplicate genes’.

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In Oat, F2 generation shows dominant black grain colour to be more common than recessive white grain colour (15 : 1) due to

The correct option is C Duplicate genes In Oats, if the dominant alleles of two genes loci produce the same phenotype, whether inherited or separately, in the F2 generation 15:1 ratio is obtained. The genes are called Duplicate genes. So, the correct option is ‘Duplicate genes’.

In Oat, $F_{2}$ generation shows dominant black grain colour to be more common than recessive white grain colour (15 : 1) due to

The correct option is C Duplicate genes

In Oats, if the dominant alleles of two genes loci produce the same phenotype, whether inherited or separately, in the F2 generation 15:1 ratio is obtained. The genes are called Duplicate genes.
So, the correct option is ‘Duplicate genes’.