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In peas, the dominant seed shape is round and the recessive is wrinkled(w). The

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Question

In peas, the dominant seed shape is round and the recessive is wrinkled(w). The dominant trait for pod color is green and recessive is yellow (y). A plant with round seeds and green pods that i heterozygous only for the color trait is crossed with a plant that has wrinkled seeds and yellow pods, and the resulting F1 progeny are selfed(self fertilized).
Write out the P1 genotpes and the F1 and F2 genotypic and phenotypic ratios.

What proportion of the plants with green pods and round seeds from the F2 generation would you expect to be true breeding(i.e. produce only plants with green pods and round seeds)?

Explanation / Answer

In peas, the dominant seed shape is round and the recessive is wrinkled(w). The dominant trait for pod color is green and recessive is yellow (y). A plant with round seeds and green pods that i heterozygous only for the color trait is crossed with a plant that has wrinkled seeds and yellow pods, and the resulting F1 progeny are selfed(self fertilized).

In peas, the dominant seed shape is round ---W

-the recessive is wrinkled-------w

-dominant trait for pod color is green -----Y

recessive is yellow ---------y

round seeds and green pods that i heterozygous-COLOR------------ WW Yy

plant that has wrinkled seeds and yellow pods,----------wwyy

Gametes

wy

Ratio

W Y

wy W Y

round

green

4/16= 1/4

W y

wy W Y

round

green

4/16= 1/4

W y

wy W y

round

yellow

4/16= 1/4

W y

wy W y

round

yellow

4/16= 1/4

F2 cross     wy W Y round, green   x   wy W y round yellow

Wy

Wy

wy

wy

WY

WY Wy

round green

WY Wy

round green

WY wy

wrinkled green

WY wy

wrinkled green

Wy

Wy Wy

round yellow

Wy Wy

round yellow

Wy wy

round yellow

Wy wy

round yellow

wY

wY Wy

round green

wY Wy

round green

wY wy

wrinkled green

wY wy

wrinkled green

wy

wy Wy

round yellow

wy Wy

round yellow

wy wy

wrinkled yellow

wy wy

wrinkled yellow

Wy

wy

WY

WY Wy

round green

2/16

WY wy

wrinkled green

2/16

Wy

Wy Wy

round yellow

2/16

Wy wy

round yellow

2/16

wY

wY Wy

round green

2/16

wY wy

wrinkled green

2/16

wy

wy Wy

round yellow

2/16

wy wy

wrinkled yellow

2/16

Gametes

wy

Ratio

W Y

wy W Y

round

green

4/16= 1/4

W y

wy W Y

round

green

4/16= 1/4

W y

wy W y

round

yellow

4/16= 1/4

W y

wy W y

round

yellow

4/16= 1/4