Question

Which of the following represent tall plants and which represent short plants (or dwarf plants) ?

(a) Tt (b) tt (c) TT

Give reason for your choice (The symbols have their usual meaning).

Answer 1

(a) Tall - Tt will have tall plants because of the presence of T which is dominant gene and t is recessive gene.

(b) Dwarf plants - it is dwarf due to the presence of both the recessive genes.

(c) Tall plants - these plants are tall due to the presence of both the dominant genes.