Imagine you are given two tall plants, but you do not know their genotype (see Figure 16-12). There are three possibilities—they might both be TT or both Tt or one TT and the other Tt. Imagine you cross the two plants, wait for them to produce seeds, and then plant the seeds. If all resulting plants are tall, can you then determine what the genotypes of the two parents are? If approximately half the resulting plants are tall and about half are short, can you then figure out the genotypes of the parents?

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Q: A cross is made between a pea plant that has constricted pods (a recessive trait; smooth is…

A: The recessive allele for the constricted pod is a. The dominant allele for the yellow color is B.…

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Q: Punnett square to determine the expected F2 progeny

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Q: trait for medium-sized leaves in iris is determined by the genetic condition PP'. Plants with large…

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Inheritance and Mendelian Genetics

Inheritance means the passing of traits to offspring from parents. These traits could be passed either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction. The offspring receives the genetic material from the parents. Mendelian inheritance is a certain biological inheritance that follows the rules and principles laid down by Gregor Mendel in 1865. The initial hypothesis was considered wrong, but other inheritance theories modified the concept of inheritance and thus genetics.