In a plant, a tall variety was crossed with a dwarf variety. All F1 plants were tall. When F1 * F1 plants were interbred, 9/16 of the F2 were tall and 7/16 were dwarf. (a) Explain the inheritance of height by indicating the number of gene pairs involved and by designating which genotypes yield tall and which yield dwarf. (Use dashes where appropriate.) (b) What proportion of the F2 plants will be true breeding if selffertilized? List these genotypes.

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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.