If you cross pea plants that are both heterozygous for purple flowers and yellow seeds (PpYy), and you examine 800 offspring for flower and seed color, about how many do you expect to have white flowers and green seeds?

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The probability of white flowers (pp) is 1/4 and green seeds (yy) is 1/4. Therefore, the probability of both traits (ppyy) is 1/16. For 800 offspring, 800 * (1/16) = 50.

If You Cross Pea Plants That Are Both Heterozygous for Purple