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Forget-me-not flowers are most commonly what color?

A. Blue
B. Pink
C. Yellow
D. Purple

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Forget-me-not flowers are most commonly blue, but for the petunia genetics problem, the likely outcome of crossing two violet petunias would be 50% blue flowers and 50% red flowers, as per Mendelian genetics with incomplete dominance.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question regarding forget-me-not flowers and the one involving petunias both relate to the inheritance of flower color traits. Forget-me-not flowers are most commonly blue. However, the question on petunias pertains to genetic crosses and the inheritance patterns of flower color in those plants, which is a Mendelian genetics problem.

Based on the given information, petunias exhibit a pattern of inheritance where crossing a blue flower with a red flower yields violet flowers. When two violet petunias are crossed, one might assume incomplete dominance, where the violet color is a blend of red and blue. Using this as a basis, the most probable result of crossing two violet petunias would involve phenotypes showing both blue and red flowers. As such, 50% of the flowers being blue and 50% of the flowers being red would be a likely outcome, following a Mendelian 1:1:1:1 ratio for a dihybrid cross with incomplete dominance.

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