Question

A mating between a true-breeding purple-flowered pea plant and a true-breeding white-flowered pea plant would produce a:______.A) True-breeding variety.B) Inbred organism.C) F1 generation.D) P generation.E) F2generation.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer would be - option C) F1 generation

Explanation:

The true breeding varieties are the offspring that have same phenotype as the the parents and contain same allele for a specific trait. When there is mating between two true breeding varieties offspring would be hybrid.

P generations is the generation of the parents in other words, matting in between parents known as p generation whereas the very first generation after p generation is known as F1 generation or filial generation and also the hybrid of P generation.

Thus, the correct answer is option C). F1 generation