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A plant species has two alleles for petal color: pink and white. The pink (A) allele is

dominant. If a true breeding pink flower is crossed with a carrier pink flower, what is the
probability in a percentage) that their offspring will be born as carriers for the white
flower trait? Use a Punnett Square to justify your answer

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Answer:

There's no such thing as a carrier pink flower, as pink is a dominant trait. Only carrier white flowers are possible because white is recessive.

If you meant carrier white flower, the percentage of offspring born as carriers for the white flower trait is 50%

Step-by-step explanation:

Punnett squares are in the image

A plant species has two alleles for petal color: pink and white. The pink (A) allele-example-1
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