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When a red flowered antirrhinum plant was crossed with a white flowered Antirrhinum plant,the `F_(1)` offspring had pink flowers.Mention:
(a)The genotype of `F_(1)` plant
(b)The reason why it did not bear the parental red or white flower colours ?

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(a)Rr, (b) It is a case of incomplete dominance where heterozygotes are phenotypically intermediate between two homozygous types.
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