Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 3, Problem 5QP
Crossing Pea Plants: Mendel’s Study of Single Traits
Suppose that organisms have the following genotypes. What types of gametes will these organisms produce, and in what proportions?
- a. Aa
- b. AA
- c. aa
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Mendel examined two distinct flower phenotypes in his pea plants.
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color (w), and the axial position (T) is dominant over terminal (t). Predict the F1
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grown from green, wrinkled seeds and obtained the following results: 31
yellow, round; 26 green, round; 27 yellow, wrinkled; and 26 green, wrinkled.
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