In pea plants, the purple allele at the flower color locus is dominant to the wh
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In pea plants, the purple allele at the flower color locus is dominant to the white allele. If a heterozygous purple plant is crossed to a white plant, what is the probability that the first two offspring produced would have white flowers?
n pea plants, the purple allele at the flower colo ocus is dominant to the white allele. If a heterozygous purple plant is crossed to a white plant, what is the probability that the first two offspring produced would have white flowers? O 1/16 1/4 3/4 9/16 O none of the aboveExplanation / Answer
Answer: (b) 1/4
If we cross heterozygous purple (Pp) to white flower (pp), we get the following phenotypes:
Pp (Purple) = 2/4 = 1/2
pp (White) = 2/4 = 1/2
Probability og getting 1 white flower = 1/2
Therefore, probability of getting both white flowers = 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/4