A wild legume with white flowers and long pods is crossed to one with purple flowers and short pods. The F1 offspring are allowed to self-fertilize, and the F2 generation has 301 long purple, 99 short purple, 612 long pink, 195 short pink, 295 long white, and 98 short white. How are these traits being inherited?

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Deegan Obrien

10 July, 02:37

A wild legume with white flowers and long pods is crossed to one with purple flowers and short pods. The F1 offspring are allowed to self-fertilize, and the F2 generation has 301 long purple, 99 short purple, 612 long pink, 195 short pink, 295 long white, and 98 short white. How are these traits being inherited?

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Timothy Bishop · Answer 1

Answer: It focuses on one trait at a time

Explanation:

The flower ratio has a 1:2:1, this is implying that an incomplete dominance with PP = Purple, PW=Pink and WW = white.

The pod length has a ratio of 3:1 and this is implying that L or long allele is dominant over l or the short allele

The result will be

Flower color = incomplete dominance; Height = complete dominance