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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` plants (b) The reason why it did not bear the parental red or white flower colours.

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To solve the question step-by-step, we will analyze the given information about the Antirrhinum plants and their flower colors. ### Step 1: Identify the Genotypes of the Parent Plants - The red-flowered Antirrhinum plant has the genotype **RR** (homozygous dominant). - The white-flowered Antirrhinum plant has the genotype **rr** (homozygous recessive). **Hint:** Remember that capital letters represent dominant alleles and lowercase letters represent recessive alleles. ...
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