In a flowering plant, the a/a ; B/B genotype results in yellow flowers, and the A/A ; b/b genotype gives red flowers. Wild-type flowers are orange and are observed in plants with genotype A/A ; B/B. Two possibilities have been proposed for the biosynthetic pathways of flower color:

1. yellow pigment $\rightarrow$ red pigment $\rightarrow$ orange pigment
2. red pigment $\rightarrow$ yellow pigment $\rightarrow$ orange pigment

Propose a genetic experiment that can determine which of the two possibilities is most likely correct, and explain how you would interpret your results.

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In a flowering plant, the a/a ; B/B genotype results in yellow flowers, and the A/A ; b/b genotype gives red flowers. Wild-type flowers are orange and are observed in plants with genotype A/A ; B/B. Two possibilities have been proposed for the biosynthetic pathways of flower color:

1. yellow pigment $\rightarrow$ red pigment $\rightarrow$ orange pigment
2. red pigment $\rightarrow$ yellow pigment $\rightarrow$ orange pigment

Propose a genetic experiment that can determine which of the two possibilities is most likely correct, and explain how you would interpret your results.

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The Answer of In a flowering plant, the a/a ; B/B genotype results in yellow flowers, and the A/A ; b/b genotype gives red flowers. Wild-type flowers are orange and are observed in plants with genotype A/A ; B/B. Two possibilities have been proposed for the biosynthetic pathways of flower color:

1. yellow pigment $\rightarrow$ red pigment $\rightarrow$ orange pigment
2. red pigment $\rightarrow$ yellow pigment $\rightarrow$ orange pigment

Propose a genetic experiment that can determine which of the two possibilities is most likely correct, and explain how you would interpret your results.

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