In Pea Plants, Tall Plants Are Dominant Over Short, and Green

question 79

Multiple Choice

In pea plants, tall plants are dominant over short, and green pods are dominant over yellow. If you crossed true-breeding tall, green-podded plants with true-breeding short, yellow-podded plants, and then crossed the F1 individuals among themselves, what proportion of the F2 offspring would you expect to be tall and yellow-podded?

• A) 1/4
• B) 1/16
• C) 3/16
• D) 3/4
• E) 9/16

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