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A tall true breeding garden pea plant is crossed with a dwarf true breeding garden pea plant. When the F1 plants were selfed the resulting genotypes were in the ratio of -

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1 : 2 : 1 :: Tall heterozygous : Tall homozygous : Dwarf
3 : 1 :: Tall : Dwarf
3 : 1 :: Dwarf : Tall
1 : 2 : 1 :: Tall homozygous : Tall heterozygous : Dwarf

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The Correct Option is D

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Explanation:

Let T = allele for tallness (dominant), and t = allele for dwarfness (recessive).
True breeding tall plant genotype: TT
True breeding dwarf plant genotype: tt
Cross: \(TT \times tt\) → F₁ generation: All Tt (Tall)
F₁ selfed: \(Tt \times Tt\)

F₂ Genotypes: \(TT : Tt : tt = 1 : 2 : 1\)
F₂ Phenotypes: \(Tall : Dwarf = 3 : 1\)
(since TT and Tt are tall, tt is dwarf)

Correct Answer:
\(\boxed{\text{Option 1: 1 : 2 : 1 :: Tall heterozygous : Tall homozygous : Dwarf}}\)

⚠️ Note: If the question is specifically about genotypes, the correct order is: \(1 \, TT : 2 \, Tt : 1 \, tt\)
But if the phenotype order was meant, that would be 3:1 (Tall: Dwarf).

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Genetic Explanation of F1 Generation

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The F1 generation that results from crossing a tall true-breeding garden pea plant (TT) with a dwarf true-breeding garden pea plant (tt) will all be heterozygous for height, meaning they are all Tt. Here, the tall trait (T) is dominant over the dwarf trait (t).

On preparing a Punnett square, the following is observed:

	T	t
T	TT	Tt
t	Tt	tt

Tall heterozygous (Tt): 50% of the progeny will have the tall heterozygous (Tt) genotype. Since they only carry one dominant allele for height, these plants will grow to be very tall.

Tall homozygous (TT): 25% of the progeny will carry this gene. Purebred for the tall trait, these plants will be tall.

Dwarf (tt): 25% of the progeny will carry this gene. Because they carry two recessive genes for height, these plants will be diminutive.

Consequently, the correct genotype ratio following the selfing of the F1 generation will be 1:2:1, which consists of:

Tall homozygous (TT): 25%
Tall heterozygous (Tt): 50%
Dwarf (tt): 25%

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