In Garden Peas, One Pair of Alleles Controls the Height

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Short Answer

In garden peas, one pair of alleles controls the height of the plant, and a second pair of alleles controls flower color. The allele for tall (D) is dominant to the allele for dwarf (d), and the allele for purple (P) is dominant to the allele for white (p). A tall plant with purple flowers crossed with a tall plant with purple flowers produces 3/4 tall purple and 1/4 tall white. What is the genotype of the parents?

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A statistical range that estimates where a population parameter lies with a certain probability.

Sample Standard Deviations

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of sample data values.

Margin Of Error

An estimate of the amount by which a sample statistic differs from a population parameter, expressed often as a confidence interval.

Equal Sample Sizes

A condition in statistical analysis where the number of data points or observations in each group or category being compared is the same.