Assume That a Cross Is Made Between Tall and Dwarf

question 45

Multiple Choice

Assume that a cross is made between tall and dwarf tobacco plants.The F₁ generation showed intermediate height,whereas the F₂ generation showed a distribution of height ranging from tall to dwarf,like the original parents,and many heights between the extremes.These data are consistent with which one of the following modes of inheritance?

• A)multiple-factor inheritance
• B)alternation of generations
• C)codominance
• D)incomplete dominance
• E)hemizygosity

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