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An experiment with a variety of garden peas having a smooth seed coat was crossed with a wrinkled seed coat. All the seeds in the F1 generation had a smooth seed coat. The F1 generation was selfed, and the total number in F2 was the gene for a smooth seed coat. Work out the genotypes for the F1, genotypes, phenotypes, genotypic ratio, and phenotypic ratio for F2. Calculate the total number of wrinkled seeds in F2 and smooth seeds in F2.

a) (a) SS (b) 1:2:1 (c) 1,000 - 250
b) (a) Ss (b) 1:2:1 (c) 750 - 500
c) (a) ss (b) 1:3:1 (c) 250 - 750
d) (a) SS (b) 1:3:1 (c) 500 - 750

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Final answer:

The genotypes for the F1 generation are Ss. The phenotypes for the F1 generation are all smooth seed coat. The genotypic and phenotypic ratios for the F2 generation are 1:2:1. The total number of wrinkled seeds in F2 is 1,000 and the total number of smooth seeds in F2 is 3,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

The genotypes for the F1 generation would be Ss, as one parent had a smooth seed coat (SS) and the other had a wrinkled seed coat (ss). The phenotypes for the F1 generation would all be smooth seed coat, as smooth seed coat is dominant over wrinkled seed coat. The genotypic ratio for the F2 generation would be 1:2:1, meaning that there would be one SS, two Ss, and one ss genotype. The phenotypic ratio for the F2 generation would also be 1:2:1, meaning that there would be one smooth seed coat, two combinations of smooth and wrinkled seed coat, and one wrinkled seed coat.

To calculate the total number of wrinkled seeds in the F2 generation, we can use the genotypic ratio. Since there is one ss genotype, we can assume that one-fourth of the F2 seeds would be wrinkled. Let's assume there are 4,000 seeds in total in F2. One-fourth of 4,000 is 1,000, so the total number of wrinkled seeds in F2 would be 1,000. To calculate the total number of smooth seeds in F2, we can subtract the total number of wrinkled seeds from the total number of seeds in F2. So, 4,000 - 1,000 = 3,000. Therefore, the total number of smooth seeds in F2 would be 3,000.

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