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Question 9

A geneticist crossed two tomato plants that were both heterozygous for two autosomal genes: stem colour (purple stem, AAA, is dominant to green stem, aaa) and leaf shape (cut leaves, LLL, is dominant to potato leaves, lll). Both parent plants had the genotype AaLlAaLlAaLl.

Assuming no crossing over occurred, the offspring of this cross showed only three phenotypes in the following ratio:

  • 1 purple stem, potato leaves
  • 2 purple stem, cut leaves
  • 1 green stem, cut leaves

The diagram shows four possible arrangements of these alleles in a diploid cell.

Chromosomal arrangements

Which chromosomal arrangement represents the parent plants?

Arrangement A

Arrangement B

Arrangement C

Arrangement D

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