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Pure tall plants are crossed with pure dwarf plants. In the F1 generation all plants were tall. These tall plants of F1 generation were selfed and the ratio of tall to dwarf plants obtained was 3: 1. The phenomenon observed is

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Dominance
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Inheritance
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Co-dominance
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Heredity
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Solution

The correct option is A Dominance
According to Mendel's law of dominance, the tall character is dominant in this case. Thus, the character will express when it is homozygous as well as heterozygous. Even if a single allele of the gene is present, it will express for the phenotype.

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