NEET Biology question

Mendel obtained recessive character in F2 by ...A... the ...B... plants. Here A and B refers to

(A)A-self-pollinating; B-F1Correct
(B)A-self-pollinating; B-F2
(C)A-cross-pollinating; B-F1
(D)A-cross-pollinating; B-F2

Answer: (A)

Solution

Mendel allowed the F1 plants (all showing the dominant phenotype) to self-pollinate, and it was this self-pollination of the F1 generation that allowed the previously hidden recessive allele,

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Question ID VK-119866