Suppose That a Single Gene Controls Fruit Color in Mango

question 5

Essay

Suppose that a single gene controls fruit color in mango.Yellow fruit (Y)is dominant to red fruit (y).Suppose a true-breeding yellow mango plant was crossed with a red-fruited plant,and the resulting F₁ was selfed.The F₂ segregated as expected.If one of the yellow-fruited plants was randomly selected and selfed,what is the probability that its progeny would segregate for fruit color? Explain your logic.

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