Assume the height in a particular plant is determined by two pairs of unlinked polygenes, each effective allele contributes 5cm to a base height of 10cm. What are the heights of each parent and what height is to be expected in the F1 if there are no environmental effects?

Assume the height in a particular plant is determined by two pairs of unlinked polygenes, each effective allele contributes 5cm to a base height of 10cm. What are the heights of each parent and what height is to be expected in the F1 if there are no environmental effects?

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Chapter8: Patterns Of Inheritance

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each effective allele contributes 5cm to a base height of 10cm. What are the heights of each parent and what height is to be expected in the F1 if there are no environmental effects?

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