The Ratio of White to Colored Chickens That Occurs in the F₂

question 146

True/False

The ratio of white to colored chickens that occurs in the F₂ generation of a cross between White Leghorn and White Wyandotte chickens is the result of incomplete dominance and variable expressivity. These are the only explanations as to why a ratio would deviate from Mendel's expected 9:3:3:1 ratio.

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