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Date November 2020 Marks available 1 Reference code 20N.1.HL.TZ0.35
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone TZ0 / no time zone
Command term Question number 35 Adapted from N/A

Question

Andalusian fowl have varied colours and types of feathers. The allele for black feathers is codominant with the allele for white, producing blue feathers in the heterozygote. The texture of feathers is controlled by another gene, with silky feathers recessive to normal. Blue silky birds are crossed with black silky birds. What is the expected proportion of blue silky offspring?

A. 0%

B. 25%

C. 50%

D. 100%

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

[N/A]

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Additional higher level » Topic 10: Genetics and evolution » 10.1 Meiosis
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