25. a)What is “dihybrid cross”? b) Consider two traits color and height. For color, let Y=yellow be dominant over y=green; for height, let T=tall be dominate over t=short. i. Set up the P1 generation  ii. enumerate the possible gametes in the sex cells iii. Put the possible gametes along the top and sides of a Punnett square. iv. Hence, or otherwise, find a) the proportion (in percentage) of the F1 are yellow and tall with genotype YyTt b) The probability of obtaining, the genotype YyTt

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25.

a)What is “dihybrid cross”?

b) Consider two traits color and height. For color, let Y=yellow be dominant over y=green; for height, let T=tall be dominate over t=short.

i. Set up the P1 generation 

ii. enumerate the possible gametes in the sex cells

iii. Put the possible gametes along the top and sides of a Punnett square.

iv. Hence, or otherwise, find

a) the proportion (in percentage) of the F1 are yellow and tall with genotype YyTt

b) The probability of obtaining, the genotype YyTt

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