Question

A hybrid plant for inflated pod shape was crossed with a plant with pinched shaped pods. If pinched is recessive to inflated what are the possible genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring? What is the probability the offspring will be pinched?

Answer 1

Lets consider the genes for inflated pod shape plant to be heterozygous dominant (Pp) and genes for pinched shaped pods to be recessive (pp).

The punnet square for the probability of offsprings would be:

p p

P Pp Pp

p pp pp

According to the results of the punnet square, there is 50% probability for offsprings to have pinched pods.