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Grade 12Zoology

in pea plants yellow pea is dominant over green. give the genotype of all plants that could possibly produce green peas when crossed with heterozygote?

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Dr.Adam Shaik
9 Years ago
Hai Arun sahoo,
Yellow-GG; green-gg
Only complete recessive genes having plant upon crossing causes green peas (gg).

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There are 3 cases in this GG;Gg;gg that may arise.
Case-1 GG produces all yellow peas.
G G
G GG GG
g Gg Gg
Case-2 Gg produces
G g
G GG Gg
g Gg Gg
Case-3- gg produces
g g
G Gg Gg
g gg gg