In Pansies, two genes, B and D, control the synthesis of the pigments in flower petals. The biochemical pathway is shown. In each case the uppercase letter codes for the wildtype enzyme and is dominant. a What color flowers, would you expect in a plant of genotype bbDD? b. What color flowers, would you expect in a plant of genotype BBdd? c. If the plants in parts a and b are crossed what color petals would the Fl plants have? gene B gene D enzyme enzyme white white intermediate purple pigment precursor

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In Pansies, two genes, B and D, control the synthesis of the pigments in flower petals. The biochemical pathway is shown In each case the
uppercase letter codes for the wildtype enzyme and is dominant.
a What color flowers, would you expect in a plant of genotype bbDD?
b. What color flowers, would you expect in a plant of genotype BBdd?
c. If the plants in parts a and b are crossed what color petals would the Fl plants have?
gene B
enzyme
gene D
enzyme
white
white
purple
pigment
precursor
intermediate
Transcribed Image Text:In Pansies, two genes, B and D, control the synthesis of the pigments in flower petals. The biochemical pathway is shown In each case the uppercase letter codes for the wildtype enzyme and is dominant. a What color flowers, would you expect in a plant of genotype bbDD? b. What color flowers, would you expect in a plant of genotype BBdd? c. If the plants in parts a and b are crossed what color petals would the Fl plants have? gene B enzyme gene D enzyme white white purple pigment precursor intermediate
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