Q4 / 80 · NEST (NISER) 2024 (Session 2) · Biology
In a plant, alleles $\boldsymbol{P}$ and $\boldsymbol{p}$ govern leaf colour (purple or green) whereas $\boldsymbol{C}$ and $\boldsymbol{c}$ govern shape of the leaf edge (sharp or rounded). A cross performed between two parent plants gave the following progeny.
$\begin{array}{|l|c|}<br>\hline \text { Progeny phenotype } & \text { Number of progeny } \\
\hline \text { Purple coloured; sharp edge } & 321 \\
\hline \text { Purple coloured; rounded edge } & 101 \\
\hline \text { Green coloured; sharp edge } & 310 \\
\hline \text { Green coloured; rounded edge } & 107 \\
\hline<br>\end{array}$
Based on this information, the parental genotypes are:
$\begin{array}{|l|c|}<br>\hline \text { Progeny phenotype } & \text { Number of progeny } \\ \hline \text { Purple coloured; sharp edge } & 321 \\ \hline \text { Purple coloured; rounded edge } & 101 \\ \hline \text { Green coloured; sharp edge } & 310 \\ \hline \text { Green coloured; rounded edge } & 107 \\ \hline<br>\end{array}$
Based on this information, the parental genotypes are:
- Correct answerA$P p C c, p p C c$
- B$P P C C, p p c c$
- C$p p C C, p p c c$
- D$p p C c, P P C C$
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.