Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Monohybrid inheritance

Monohybrid inheritance — practice question

In some plants, $H$ is the dominant allele for hairy stems, while $h$ is the recessive allele for smooth stems. A mating pair of these plants has 37 offspring, of which 18 have hairy stems and 19 have smooth stems. What are the most likely genotypes of the parents?

  • A$HH \times HH$
  • B$Hh \times Hh$
  • C$Hh \times hh$
  • D$hh \times hh$

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