Two heterozygous purple-flowering pea plants are crossed. If purple is dominant over white, what are the expected phenotypic res
ults? A). 100% purple B). 75% purple, 25% white C). 50% purple, 50% white D). 25% purple, 75% white
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The correct answer would be B). 75% purple, 25% white.
In Mendelian genetics, the cross between two heterozygous parents results in the production of offspring with a genotypic ratio of 1:2:1. They have a phenotypic ratio of 3 (dominant) : 1 (recessive).
The same can be explained with the help of Punnett square. Let us assume P (dominant) and p (recessive) be the alleles of the gene responsible for the color of flowers in a plant.
The genotype of parents would be Pp.
The cross would produce offspring with three possible genotype combinations which are PP, Pp, and pp in 1:2:1.
Plant with PP and Pp genotype will produce purple flowers and plant with pp genotype will produce white flowers.
Thus, 75% (3 out of 4) would purple-flowered plants and 25% (1 out of 4) would be a white-flowered plant.
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