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Multiple Choice
Pea flowers may be purple (P) or white (p). Pea seeds may be round (R) or wrinkled (r). What proportion of the offspring from the cross PpRr × PpRr will have white flowers and wrinkled seeds?
A
0
B
1/4
C
1/2
D
3/4
E
1/16
Verified step by step guidance
1
Identify the genotypes of the parents: Both parents are heterozygous for both traits, so their genotypes are PpRr.
Determine the possible gametes each parent can produce: Each parent can produce four types of gametes: PR, Pr, pR, and pr.
Set up a Punnett square for the dihybrid cross: Since each parent can produce four types of gametes, the Punnett square will be 4x4, resulting in 16 possible combinations of offspring genotypes.
Identify the genotype for white flowers and wrinkled seeds: White flowers are represented by the homozygous recessive genotype pp, and wrinkled seeds are represented by the homozygous recessive genotype rr. Therefore, the genotype for white flowers and wrinkled seeds is pprr.
Count the number of pprr genotypes in the Punnett square: Out of the 16 possible combinations, identify how many result in the pprr genotype to determine the proportion of offspring with white flowers and wrinkled seeds.