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In a breeding experiment, plants with red flowers were crossed. They produced 123 plants with red flowers and 41 with white flowers

In a breeding experiment, plants with red flowers were crossed. They produced 123 plants with red flowers and 41 with white flowers
(a) Identify the recessive character. give a reason
(b) What was the genotype of the plants that gave rise to the plants with red and white flowers?
(c) If the white flowers were selfed, what would be the genotypes of their offspring?

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John
(a) White colour: Reason - Fewer numbers/ lower ratio; lower in numbers/ absence of white colour in parents.

(b) Heterozygous Rr or Rr x Rr

(c) Double recessive/rr/homozygous (recessive)
johnmulu answered the question on May 13, 2017 at 05:24

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