Class 12 · Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Mendel's Monohybrid Cross & F1 Dominance — NEET Biology

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Let us take the example of one such hybridisation experiment carried out by Mendel where he crossed tall and dwarf pea plants to study the inheritance of one gene. He collected the seeds produced as a result of this cross and grew them to generate plants of the first hybrid generation. This generation is also called the Filial1 progeny or the F1. Mendel observed that all the F1 progeny plants were tall, like one of its parents; none were dwarf. He made similar observations for the other pairs of traits – he found that the F1 always resembled either one of the parents, and that the trait of the other parent was not seen in them.

NCERT Biology · Class 12 · Chapter 4 · Paragraph 14
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Match the Column:

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Correct answer: B a–i, b–ii, c–iii, d–iv

Each term matches its classical example from Mendelian genetics.

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