Sunflowers with small flowers measuring 10 cm in diameter are crossed with plants that have large flowers with a diameter of 16cm. All offspring in the F1 generation have medium size flowers with 13 cm in diameter. When crossing two F1 generation flowers, the F2 generation shows 4 flowers are 10 cm in diameter and 4 are 16 cm in diameter. Between these are 5 phenotypic classes with diameters intermediate to those at the extremes. What size flower makes up the most common phenotypic class?

Sunflowers with small flowers measuring 10 cm in diameter are crossed with plants that have large flowers with a diameter of 16cm. All offspring in the F1 generation have medium size flowers with 13 cm in diameter. When crossing two F1 generation flowers, the F2 generation shows 4 flowers are 10 cm in diameter and 4 are 16 cm in diameter. Between these are 5 phenotypic classes with diameters intermediate to those at the extremes. What size flower makes up the most common phenotypic class?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter5: The Inheritance Of Complex Traits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7QP: Sunflowers with flowers 10 cm in diameter are crossed with a plant that has 20-cm flowers. The F1...

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