A cross of 2 sweet pea plants with white flowers results in F1 plants with wild type purple flowers. Purple flowers are dominant and white flowers are recessive. How many genes are involved in this cross? Show the P1 cross and F1 genotype. If you cross F1 x F1, what ratio would you expect to observe with regards to flower color?

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A cross of 2 sweet pea plants with white flowers results in F1 plants with wild type purple flowers. Purple flowers are dominant and white flowers are recessive.

How many genes are involved in this cross? Show the P1 cross and F1 genotype.

If you cross F1 x F1, what ratio would you expect to observe with regards to flower color?

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Alleles are alternatives form of a gene that are located on the same locus of homologous chromosomes with contrasting characteristic. 

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