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Principles Of Inheritance And Variation

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In order to find out the different types of gametes produced by a pea plant having the genotype AaBb, it should be crossed to a plant with the genotype

  • aaBB

  • AaBb

  • AABB

  • aabb

Solution

D.

aabb

Scientists perform test cross to find out the different types of gametes or the genotype of an unknown individual. Test cross is performed always between the F heterozygous plants and pure recessive (homozygous) parent plant. So, in the given case AaBb should be crossed with aabb.

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