Let's say that you were a farmer and you have a field of peas of various genotypes. Pretend that you only want to produce wrinkled peas. What would you do with your current plants to ensure that the next generation is mostly wrinkled peas? (You can't buy different plants; work with what you have.)

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Let's say that you were a farmer and you have a field of peas of various genotypes. Pretend that you only want to produce wrinkled peas. What would you do with your current plants to ensure that the next generation is mostly wrinkled peas? (You can't buy different plants; work with what you have.)

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