The flower colors of plants in a particular population may be blue, purple, turquoise, light blue, or
Question:
The flower colors of plants in a particular population may be blue, purple, turquoise, light blue, or white. A series of crosses between different members of the population produced the following results:
Cross ................................................ Parents .................................................. Progeny
1 .......................................................... Purple × blue................................................ All purple
2 ..........................................................Purple × purple ............................................. 76 purple, 25 turquoise
3 ..........................................................Blue × blue ..................................................... 86 blue, 29 turquoise
4 ..........................................................Purple × turquoise ........................................ 49 purple, 52 turquoise
5 ..........................................................Purple × purple.............................................. 69 purple, 22 blue
6 ......................................................... Purple × blue .................................................. 50 purple, 51 blue
7 ......................................................... Purple × blue .................................................. 54 purple, 26 blue,
........................................................................................................................................25 turquoise
8 ......................................................... Turquoise × turquoise..................................... All turquoise
9 .......................................................... Purple × blue ..................................................49 purple, 25 blue,
....................................................................................................................................... 23 light blue
10 ........................................................ Light blue × light............................................ blue 60 light blue,
........................................................................................................................................ 29 turquoise, 31 white
11 ....................................................... Turquoise × white .......................................... All light blue
12 ........................................................ White × white ................................................. All white
13 ........................................................ Purple × white................................................ All purple
How many genes and alleles are involved in the inheritance of flower color? Indicate all possible genotypes for the following phenotypes:
(a) purple;
(b) blue;
(c) turquoise;
(d) light blue;
(e) white.
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Principles of Genetics
ISBN: 978-1119142287
7th edition
Authors: D. Peter Snustad, Michael J. Simmons