Assume that you have a garden and some pea plants have solid leaves and others have striped leaves. You conduct a series of crosses [(a) through (e)] and obtain the results given in the table. Define gene symbols and give the possible genotypes of the parents of each cross.

Cross progeny

solid sriped

a solid × sriped 55 60

b solid ×solid 36 0

c sriped × sriped 0 65

d solid ×solid 92 30

e solid × sriped 44 0

Question

Assume that you have a garden and some pea plants have solid leaves and others have striped leaves. You conduct a series of crosses [(a) through (e)] and obtain the results given in the table. Define gene symbols and give the possible genotypes of the parents of each cross.

Cross		progeny
		solid	sriped
a	solid × sriped	55	60
b	solid ×solid	36	0
c	sriped × sriped	0	65
d	solid ×solid	92	30
e	solid × sriped	44	0

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Answer is (a) From cross (d), assume that solid (S) is dominant to striped (s): Ss × ss. (b) SS × SS or SS × Ss (c) ss × ss (d) Ss × Ss (e) SS × ss

Assume That You Have a Garden and Some Pea Plants