Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134604718
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Darrell Killian
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Chapter 4, Problem 20PDQ
In a plant, a tall variety was crossed with a dwarf variety. All F1 plants were tall. When F1 × F1 plants were interbred, 9/16 of the F2 were tall and 7/16 were dwarf.
- (a) Explain the inheritance of height by indicating the number of gene pairs involved and by designating which genotypes yield tall and which yield dwarf. (Use dashes where appropriate.)
- (b) What proportion of the F2 plants will be true breeding if self-fertilized? List these genotypes.
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