In cucumbers, orange fruit color (R) is dominant over cream fruit color (r). A cucumber plant homozygous for orange fruit is crossed with a plant homozygous for cream fruit. The F1 are intercrossed to produce the F2. Q. Give the genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring of a backcross between the F1 and the orange-fruited parent. .

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In cucumbers, orange fruit color (R) is dominant over cream fruit color (r). A cucumber plant homozygous for orange fruit is crossed with a plant homozygous for cream fruit. The F1 are intercrossed to produce the F2.

Q. Give the genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring of a backcross between the F1 and the orange-fruited parent. .

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