GATE XL · 2018 · XL-R
Question 20: Genetics and genomics
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Question 20
XL-RNAT2 marksNeeds review
Two true-breeding snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) plants, one with red flowers and another with white flowers were crossed. The F₁ plants were all with pink flowers. When the F₁ plants were selfed, they produced three kinds of F₂ plants with red, pink and white flowers in a 1:2:1 ratio. The probability that out of the five plants picked up randomly, two would be with pink flowers, two with white flowers and one with red flowers is ____%.
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2018XL-R
GATE XL 2018 · Paper 1
Life Sciences · Original paper archive
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- Section XL-R
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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