A true-breeding strain of peas with round seeds and a true-breeding strain of peas with wrinkled...

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A true-breeding strain of peas with round seeds and atrue-breeding strain of peas with wrinkled seeds are crossed.

Their offspring (F1) are allowed to self-fertilize and producean F2 generation.  

Round pea seeds (F2) were planted and produced mature plantswith flowers.

The pollen from these plants was collected and used to fertilizeplants from the true-breeding wrinkled strain.

a) what proportion of these progeny is expected to have wrinkledseeds?

b) what proportion of these progeny are expected to beheterozygous?

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a The correct answer is 12 Half of these progeny is expected to have wrinkled seeds b The correct answer is 12 Half of these progeny is expected to be heterozygous When a true breeding    See Answer
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