a) You grow seeds from 6 flowers. Each flower produces 6 seeds. The number of of

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a) You grow seeds from 6 flowers. Each flower produces 6 seeds. The number of offspring producing red, orange and yellow flowers are as follows:

1 red, 3 orange, 2 yellow
2 red, 2 orange, 2 yellow
0 red, 4 orange, 2 yellow
4 red, 0 orange, 2 yellow
1 red, 4 orange, 1 yellow
1 red, 5 orange, 0 yellow

Using Mendelian genetics, what is the simplest explanation (that which requires the fewest genes) for this result? (2 points)

I assume that this is a trihybrid cross, but I don't know how to set up a punnett square like this...

Explanation / Answer

RR---------RED,

RY--- orange

YY----- yellow

ACCORDING MENDEL LAW... THE RATIO IS 1:2:1

BUT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN IN REAL SITUATION.... THERE IS DEVIATION FROM THE MENDEL LAW.

BECAUSE , EACH AND EVERY EVENT IS INDEPENDENT EVENT

OCCURENCE OF ONE EVENT DOESNOT AFFECT ON OCCURENCE OF OTHER EVENT(LAW OF PROBABILITY)

BECAUSE OF SEGREGATION OF GAMETES DURING GAMETE FORMATION

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