In his monohybrid crosses for seed color in peas, Mendel reported 6,022 yellow seeds and 2,001 green seeds. How many of each color class were expected?

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Mendel's monohybrid crosses for seed color in peas follow a 3:1 ratio for dominant to recessive traits. Therefore, the expected number of yellow seeds is 3/4 of the total and green seeds is 1/4 of the total. With 8,023 total seeds, this results in approximately 6,017 yellow and 2,006 green seeds.

In His Monohybrid Crosses for Seed Color in Peas, Mendel