A dihybrid plant with incomplete linkage on test cross may produce how many types of plants?
1) 2
2) 4
3) 8
4) 1
There would be four types of plants produced by performing a test cross between a dihybrid plant showing incomplete linkage.
Suppose, a heterozygous tall plant with round seeds (TtRr) is test crossed with homozygous short parent with green seeds (ttrr). The cross is as follows:
Gametes: TR, Tr, tR, tr and tr
Progeny:
Hence, the correct option is (2).
Suppose, a heterozygous tall plant with round seeds (TtRr) is test crossed with homozygous short parent with green seeds (ttrr). The cross is as follows:
Gametes: TR, Tr, tR, tr and tr
Progeny:
TR | Tr | tR | tr | |
tr | TtRr | Ttrr | ttRr | ttrr |
Hence, the correct option is (2).