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Chapter 3, Problem 11QP
Crossing Pea Plants: Mendel’s Study of Single Traits
Stem length in pea plants is controlled by a single gene. Consider the cross of a true-breeding long-stemmed variety to a true-breeding short-stemmed variety in which long stems are completely dominant.
- a. If 120 F1 plants are examined, how many plants are expected to be long stemmed? Short stemmed?
- b. Assign genotypes to both P1 varieties and to all
phenotypes listed in (a). - c. A long-stemmed F1 plant is self-crossed. Of 300 F2 plants, how many should be long stemmed? Short stemmed?
- d. For the F2 plants mentioned in (c), what is the expected genotypic ratio?
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