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Question Details:
1. The
flower colors of a certain population of poppies may be white, red, pink,
salmon, or yellow. A series of
crosses between different members of the population produced the following
results:
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Cross
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Parents
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Progeny
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1
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pink x red
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all pink
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2
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pink x pink
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152 pink, 56 salmon
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3
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red x red
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124 red, 45 salmon
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4
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pink x salmon
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41 pink, 43 salmon
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5
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pink x pink
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87 pink, 29 red
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6
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pink x red
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62 pink, 65 red
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7
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pink x red
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96 pink, 46 red, 52 salmon
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8
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salmon x salmon
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all salmon
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9
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pink x red
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162 pink, 76 red, 85 yellow
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10
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yellow x yellow
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143 yellow, 75 salmon, 71 white
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11
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salmon x white
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all yellow
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12
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white x white
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all white
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13
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pink x white
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all pink
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a. How
many genes and alleles are involved in the inheritance of flower color?
Indicate all possible genotypes for
the following phenotypes:
b. Pink
c. Red
d. Salmon
e. Yellow
f. White
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