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The height of a type of bean plant is determined by five unlinked genes called A, B, C, D, and E. Each gene has two alleles: additive (uppercase letter) and nonadditive (lowercase letter) . The shortest plants are 130 cm. The tallest plants are 220 cm. The genotypes are known for two bean plants. Plant 1 is genotype AABbccDdEE. Plant 2 is genotype aaBBCcDdEE.
-Estimate how many centimeters each allele contributes to the height difference of 90 cm.

• A) 8 cm
• B) 9 cm
• C) 11.25 cm
• D) 22.5 cm
• E) 55 cm

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