Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Monohybrid inheritance

Monohybrid inheritance — practice question

Fig. 2.1 depicts several flowers on a snapdragon plant, Antirrhinum majus. Snapdragons are insect-pollinated plants.
(a(i))[1]

State one visible feature in Fig. 2.1 that indicates that these flowers are insect-pollinated.

(a(ii))[1]

State how self-pollination is different from cross-pollination.

(a(iii))[3]

Suggest why self-pollination could be advantageous to a population of plants.

(b(i))[2]

Explain what is meant by co-dominance.

(b(ii))[4]

Complete the genetic diagram so that it shows the ratio of offspring phenotypes expected.

(b(iii))[2]

The botanist wanted to produce a generation of snapdragons in which every flower was pink. State the phenotypes of the parent plants that the botanist would need to cross. Explain your answer.

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