Results of all Mendel's Crosses in which parents differed for a single character (gene)
Parental Phenotype
F1
F2 F2 ratio

Round x Wrinkled seeds

Round 5474 Round; 1850 Wrinkled seeds 2.96:1

Yellow x Green seeds

Yellow 6022 Yellow; 2001 Green seeds 3.01:1
Purple x white petals Purple 705 Purple; 224 white petals 3.15:1
Inflated x pinched pods Inflated 882 inflated; 299 pinched pods 2.95: 1
Green x yellow seeds Green 428 green, 152 yellow seeds 2.82:1

Axial x terminal flowers

Axial 651 axial; 207 terminal flowers 3.14:1
Long x short stems Long 787 long; 277 short stems 2.84:1

For a practise you may explain the above crosses, using gene symbols such as capitol letter for dominant and lower case for recessive.


Text iGenetics by Peter J. Russell


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