Concepts of Biology
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Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
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Chapter 8, Problem 4RQ
Imagine that you are performing a cross involving seed color in garden pea plants. What traits would you expect to observe in the
a. only yellow-green seeds
b. only yellow seeds
c. 1:1 yellow seeds:green seeds
d. 1:3 green seeds:yellow seeds
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