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  4. In Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), a red flower was crossed with a white flower and in F1 generation pink flowers were obtained. When pink flowers were selfed, the F2 generation showed white, red and pink flowers. Choose the incorrect statement from the following :

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Q. In Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), a red flower was crossed with a white flower and in $F_1$ generation pink flowers were obtained. When pink flowers were selfed, the $F_2$ generation showed white, red and pink flowers. Choose the incorrect statement from the following :

NEETNEET 2019Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Solution:

Genes for flower colour in snapdragon shows incomplete dominance which is an exception of Mendel's first principle i.e., Law of dominance. Whereas Law of segregation is universally applicable. So, the correct answer is 'This experiment does not follow the Principle of Dominance'