When Flowers Known as "Four-O'clock" Are Crossed, There Is an Incomplete

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Essay

When flowers known as "four-o'clock" are crossed, there is an incomplete dominance. A four-o'clock is red if the genotype is rr and white if it is ww. If rr is crossed with ww, a hybrid rw results. Suppose a population of 50% red four-o'clocks is mixed with a population of 50% white four-o'clocks. What percent of the population has each phenotype?
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__________% of white flowers
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__________% of red flowers
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__________% of pink flowers

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