Multiple choice

Consider the following statements. (a) Mendel selected 16 different varieties of the pea and grouped them into eight pairs. (b) The gene responsible for the condition known as sickle-cell anemia demonstrates multiple allele inheritance. (c) When both parents are homozygous for a recessive trait, they run a one-in-four chance that the recessive trait will be expressed in their children. (d) The genotype of the F1 generation is heterozygous. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (c)

  4. Only (d)

  5. None of the above

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement (d) is correct. The genotype of the F1 generation is heterozygous.