Question

4. In snapdragons, a gone that affects flower color has two alleles: red (R) and white

(W). In heterozygous individuals, the phenotype is pink.

a. What is the genotype of a pink flower?

b. Show a cross between two pink snapdragons

and give the expected genotype and phenotype.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

a) Since the pink phenotype is heterozygous, the genotype would be RW.

b) The pink genotype is RW. Hence, a cross between two pink snapdragons will go thus:

RW x RW

RR RW RW WW

Expected genotypes: 1/4 RR, 1/2 RW, 1/4 WW

Expected phenotypes: 1/4 red-flowered plants, 1/2 pink-flowered plant, 1/4 white-flowered plant.