In Peas, Gray Seed Color Is Dominant to White

question 26

Essay

In peas, gray seed color is dominant to white. For the purposes of this question, assume that Mendel crossed plants with gray seeds with each other and the following progeny were produced: 320 gray and 80 white.
a() What is the most probable genotype of each parent?
b() What genotypic and phenotypic ratios are expected in the progeny of such a cross?

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