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The inheritance of flower color in snapdragons illustrates incomplete dominance.

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Question

The inheritance of flower color in snapdragons illustrates incomplete dominance.When a red snapdragon is crossed with a white one all their offspring are pink .what offspring would be produced in what proportion..if two of these pink snapdragons were crossed ?what offspring will be produced,in what proportion,if a pink snapdragon were crossed with a white one The inheritance of flower color in snapdragons illustrates incomplete dominance.When a red snapdragon is crossed with a white one all their offspring are pink .what offspring would be produced in what proportion..if two of these pink snapdragons were crossed ?what offspring will be produced,in what proportion,if a pink snapdragon were crossed with a white one

Explanation / Answer

All F1 offspring are pink (Rr)

Rr X Rr

          R

               r

R

         RR

        (Red)

           Rr

         (Pink)

r

        Rr

     (Pink)

          rr

      (White)

25% red, 50% pink, and 25% white snapdragons would be produced, if two of these pink snapdragons were crossed.

Rr X rr

          r

               r

R

         Rr

        (Pink)

           Rr

         (Pink)

r

        rr

     (White)

          rr

      (White)

50% pink and 50% white snapdragons would be produced, if a pink snapdragon were crossed with a white one.

          R

               r

R

         RR

        (Red)

           Rr

         (Pink)

r

        Rr

     (Pink)

          rr

      (White)