If a pure-breeding purple-flowered pea plant is crossed with a pure-breeding white-flowered pea plant, all the offspring have purple flowers. Suppose two F1 plants are crossed, and 1200 offspring are obtained. How many white-flowered plants will you expect?

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Problem 2ACQ: Figure 8.10 In pea plants, purple flowers (P) are dominant to white (p), and yellow peas (Y) are...
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If a pure-breeding purple-flowered pea plant is crossed with a pure-breeding white-flowered pea plant, all the offspring have purple flowers. Suppose two F1 plants are crossed, and 1200 offspring are obtained. How many white-flowered plants will you expect?

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