Question

A pea plant parent having violet-coloured flowers with unknown genotype was crossed with a plant having white-coloured flowers. In the progeny, $50\%$ of the flowers were violet and $50\%$ were white. The genotypic constitution of the parent having violet-coloured flowers was

• A. homozygous
• B. merozygous
• C. heterozygous
• D. hemizygous

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

heterozygous

Answer 2

Violet coloured flower White coloured flowerThus, the genotypic constitution of the parent having violet-coloured flower was heterozygous.