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A scientist has been working with a new species of plant. He has found that there are two separate genes, which segregate according to standard Mendelian genetics, that are capable of producing the same phenotype. A single dominant allele from either gene confers red coloration of the plant's flowers. Without any dominant alleles the flowers are white. If he crosses two plants heterozygous for both traits, what will be the resulting phenotypic ratios of the offspring?
Explanation
Two loci with duplicate dominant epistasis produce red when at least one dominant allele exists at either gene. Only aabb genotype remains white. With dihybrid AaBb x AaBb, probability aabb is 1/16, leaving 15/16 red. Therefore phenotypic ratio becomes 15 red to 1 white.
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