So, genetically the cross from the pea plants is as follows:
P AA X aa
F1 All of the plants are Aa. So the cross for the F2 generation is Aa X Aa
F2 Punnet Square
A a
A AA Aa
a Aa aa
Which yields a 3:1 Ratio Tall:Dwarf.
TERMS
GENE- A location on a DNA molecule that codes for a General Trait (Plant Height Gene)
ALLELES - Different forms of the same gene. (A and a)
PHENOTYPE - the "physical appearance" of an organism. (Tall and Dwarf)
GENOTYPE - the genetic makeup of an organism. 3 basic ones:
1. HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT - when both alleles are dominant (AA)
2. HOMOZYGOUS RECESSIVE - when both alleles are recessive (aa)
3. HETEROZYGOUS - the alleles in a pair are different. (Aa)
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