Question

The following results were obtained by a scientist who crossed the F₁ generation of pure-breeding parents for round and wrinkled seeds. 

Dominant trait	Recessive trait	No. of F2 offspring
Round seeds	Wrinkled seeds	7524

From these results, it can be concluded that the actual number of round seeds he obtained was ______  

Options

• 1881

• 22572

• 2508

• 5643

Answer 1

5643

Explanation:

The round and wrinkled seeds will be obtained in the ratio of 3:1. 

The number of round seeds obtained will be `(7524 xx 3)/4= 5643`.