In corn, having ligules (L) is dominant to liguleless (l), and green leaves (G) is dominant to white leaves (g).
-If a testcross is performed with a dihybrid plant with ligules and green leaves, what proportion of the progeny would be green and liguleless?
A)1/16
B)1/8
C)1/4
D)1/2
E)Cannot be determined

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A dihybrid plant with ligules and green leaves (LlGg) is testcrossed with a homozygous recessive plant (llgg). The expected progeny ratio is 1:1:1:1 for LlGg, Llgg, llGg, and llgg. The proportion of green and liguleless (llGg) is 1/4.

In Corn, Having Ligules (L) Is Dominant to Liguleless (L)