Two true-breeding varieties of maize, one 11 cm high and the other 47 cm high were crossed and the resultant  F1 hybrids were then crossed to generate the  F2 . In the F2 there were a total of 13,923 plants with a continuous variation in heights between the two extremes and with only 3 plants as large as 47 cm high and 5 plants  of 11 cm high.  What is the contribution of each dominant allele to the phenotype in cm?

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Two true-breeding varieties of maize, one 11 cm high and the other 47 cm high were crossed and the resultant  F1 hybrids were then crossed to generate the  F2 . In the F2 there were a total of 13,923 plants with a continuous variation in heights between the two extremes and with only 3 plants as large as 47 cm high and 5 plants  of 11 cm high.

 What is the contribution of each dominant allele to the phenotype in cm?

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