A heterozygous pea plant with violet flowers was crossed with homozygous pea plant with white flower. Violet is dominant over white. Which one of the following represents the expected combinations among 40 progenies formed?
- A30 produced violet and 10 produced white flowers
- B20 produced violet and 20 produced white flowers
- CAll 40 produced violet flowers
- DAll 40 produced white flowers
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Correct answer: B
The phenotype of the heterozygous pea plant with violet flowers is Vv (V for dominant violet allele and v for recessive white allele). The phenotype of the homozygous pea plant with white flowers is vv. This is a monohybrid cross.
When we create a Punnett square for this cross, we have :
$$
\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}
\hline & \mathbf{V} & \mathbf{v} \
\hline \mathbf{v} & \operatorname{Vv} \text { (violet) } & \text { vv (white) } \
\hline \mathbf{v} & \operatorname{Vv} \text { (violet) } & \text { vv (white) } \
\hline
\end{array}
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