In the peas Mendel studied, yellow seeds were dominant to green, and rounds seeds were dominant to wrinkled. C

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In the peas Mendel studied, yellow seeds were dominant to green, and rounds seeds were dominant to wrinkled.

 

Considering the laws of segregation and independent assortment, if a plant is heterozygous for both round and yellow seeds, how many different allele combinations could be produced by this plant in meiosis?

 

	A.	
1

	B.	
2

	C.	
3

	D.	
4

GPT-5 mini · Answer

D. 4

Explanation: A plant with genotype RrYy can produce four types of gametes by independent assortment: RY, Ry, rY, and ry (2 choices for R/r × 2 choices for Y/y = 4).

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