A child receives a tall beautiful plant as a birthday gift from his father with a quiz. The father asked her how she would verify whether this tall plant was the progeny of both the tall parents or one tall and one short parent plant. She could verify thi

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A child receives a tall beautiful plant as a birthday gift from his father with a quiz. The father asked her how she would verify whether this tall plant was the progeny of both the tall parents or one tall and one short parent plant. She could verify this through

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Science

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CDS-I

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To verify whether the tall plant is the progeny of both tall parents or one tall and one short parent plant, the child can use the process of self-pollination.

Self-pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or a different flower in the same plant. This process allows the plant to produce offspring that are genetically similar to the parent plant.

By using self-pollination, the child can observe the characteristics of the offspring and compare them to the characteristics of the tall and short parent plants. If the offspring inherit the traits of the tall parent plant, it would suggest that both parents were tall. However, if the offspring exhibit a mix of traits from tall and short parents, it would suggest that one parent was tall and the other was short.

Cross-pollination, which involves the transfer of pollen between different plants, may introduce genetic variation from other plants, making it difficult to determine the parentage accurately. Tissue culture and negative propagation are not relevant methods for verifying parentage in this scenario.

In conclusion, self-pollination is the most effective method for the child to verify whether the tall plant is the progeny of both tall parents or one tall and one short parent plant.