Assume That a Cross Is Made Between Tall and Dwarf

question 43

Multiple Choice

Assume that a cross is made between tall and dwarf tobacco plants. The F₁ generation showed intermediate height, while 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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