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Standard XII
Biology
Law of Dominance
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The percentage of true breeding plants in the F2 generation of a monohybrid cross is ...........
A
10
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B
30
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C
50
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70
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Solution
The correct option is
C
50
In F
2
generation, the plants obtained have the following genotypes for any monohybrid cross:
TT Tt Tt tt
Here, TT and tt are true breeding because these are homozygous.
So, the percentage of true breeding comes out to be 50%
Hence, the correct answer is '50'.
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