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What will be the ratio of tall and dwarf plants in the F2 generation when a tall plant carrying two identical alleles is crossed with a dwarf plant carrying two identical alleles?

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3:1
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2:1
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1:2:1
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1:1
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Solution

The correct option is A 3:1
In the F2 generation, we get combinations of both tall and dwarf plants. These combinations appear in the following ratio:
1(identical dominant allele): 2(dissimilar allele):1 (identical recessive allele).
The combinations for the given example will be as follows:



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