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Calculation of Phenotypic and Genotypic Ratios

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Pure tall plants are crossed with pure dwarf plants. In the F $_{1}$ generation all plants were tall. These tall plants of F $_{1}$ 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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