The minimum number of plants to be screened to obtain a plant of the genotype AabbCcDd from a cross beteen plants of genotypes AaBbCcDd and AABbCCDd is
(A) 8
(B) 16
(C) 32
(D) 64
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Correct option (a) 8
Explanation:
Number of plants with particular genotype can be calculated by the formula 2n, where n is the number of heterozygous gene in the desired genotype. Therefore, plants with genotype AabbCcDd = 23 = 8. Thus, the correct answer is option A.