The diagram below describes the relationships of genes, alleles, and loci of genetics and how a genotype manifests as a phenotype using the pea plant flower as an example. In this case, the genotype is heterozygous, meaning that the plant carries two different alleles of the gene. Think of a scenario where you have a pea plant that is homozygous recessive in flower color. Determine the phenotype of the flower color for this plant and describe how

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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Michael Cummings

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Chapter6: Cytogenetics: Karyotypes And Chromosome Aberrations

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Problem 1QP: Analyzing Karyotypes 1. Originally, karyotypic analysis relied only on size and centromere placement...

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