In watermelons there is a gene for colour and a gene for shape located on different chromosomes. The alleles for green colour and for short shape are dominant over their alleles for striped colour and for long shape. Suppose a plant with long striped fruit is crossed with a plant heterozygous for both these characters. What phenotypes would this cross produce and in what ratios?

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In watermelons there is a gene for colour and a gene for shape located on different chromosomes. The alleles for green colour and for short shape are dominant over their alleles for striped colour and for long shape. Suppose a plant with long striped fruit is crossed with a plant heterozygous for both these characters. What phenotypes would this cross produce and in what ratios? 

 

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