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Agriculture · Q176

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 176

Q176

Incomplete dominace was first observed in which plant?

A.
4O' clock plant
Answer
B.
Cotton
C.
Okra
D.
Hibiscus

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Incomplete dominance was first observed in the 4' O clock (Mirabilis jalapa) plant. This was first observed by Carl Correns.
Incomplete dominance results from a cross in which each parental contribution is genetically unique and gives rise to progeny whose phenotype is intermediate. Incomplete dominance is also referred to as semi-dominance and partial dominance.