CBSE Class 10 Science 2018 · Paper 31/1 · Question 1
A Mendelian experiment consisted of breeding pea plants bearing violet flowers with pea plants bearing white flowers. What will be the result in progeny ?
Answer
All plants bear violet flowers, because violet is dominant over white.
All the progeny bear violet flowers. Violet is dominant over white: each plant receives a factor for violet from one parent and a factor for white from the other (), and only the dominant violet is expressed.
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