Question

In sweet pea plants, an allele for purple flowers (P) is dominant to an allele for red flowers (p). Additionally, an allele for long pollen grains (L) i dominant over an allele for short plan grains (l). Geneticist crossed plants that were heterozygous for both traits (PpLl X PpLl). What is the probability of producing plants with purple flowers and short pollen grains? 3/16 3/16 9/16 9/16 1/2 1/2 1/16

Answer 1

P(purple, short) = 3/16

Step-by-step explanation:

Purple flowers require genotypes Pp, pP or PP

Short pollen grains require genotype ll

The genotypes are

PPll (1/16), Ppll (1/16), pPll (1/16) for a total of 3/16