If red is dominant and yellow is recessive as a flower color in a certain species of plants, and if, in the same plants, long hairs are dominant and absence of hair is recessive, and a dihybrid cross involving homozygous parents is made, which of the following phenotypes would NOT appear in the F2 generation?
A) Orange, hairy
B) Yellow, smooth
C) Red, hairy
D) Red, smooth
E) Yellow, hairy

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Orange, hairy phenotype would not appear because orange is not a possible phenotype in this genetic cross; the colors are red (dominant) and yellow (recessive).

If Red Is Dominant and Yellow Is Recessive as a Flower