Bateson and Punnett Crossed Two White-Flowered Lines and Saw All

question 4

Multiple Choice

Bateson and Punnett crossed two white-flowered lines and saw all purple flowers in the F₁ generation. They concluded this was an example of complementary gene interactions because a cross of the F₁ plants yielded what ratio in the F₂ generation?

• A)8 purple to 8 white
• B)16 purple to 0 white
• C)0 white to 16 purple
• D)7 purple to 9 white
• E)9 purple to 7 white

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