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8 marksGenetic Concepts

CSEC Biology · January 2011 · Paper 2 · Question 6(b)(i)

A tropical plant species produces flowers that are either purple or white. The purple colour is found to be dominant to the white.

Using P as the symbol, state the possible genotypes of the purple flowers.

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  1. 6(a)Differentiate between an 'allele' and a 'gene'.[4 marks]
  2. 6(b)(ii)A plant breeder obtained flowers that were purple in successive crops of the same plant species. However, in one crop he obtained a few white flowers. Using a…[8 marks]
  3. 6(c)Genetically identical offspring sometimes show differences in phenotype. Suggest why such differences may occur.[3 marks]

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