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Question 21

In pea plants, the allele for yellow seeds (YYY) is dominant to the allele for green seeds (yyy).

Two heterozygous yellow-seeded plants (YyYyYy) are crossed.

a.

Complete the Punnett square below to show the possible genotypes of the offspring by identifying the genotypes represented by the letters AAA, BBB, CCC, and DDD:

GametesYyYAByCD\begin{array}{c|c|c} \text{Gametes} & Y & y \\ \hline Y & A & B \\ \hline y & C & D \\ \end{array}GametesYy​YAC​yBD​​
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b.

State the probability (as a percentage) that an offspring seed will be green.

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c.

A single pod from this cross is found to contain 12 seeds. Explain why there might not be exactly 3 green seeds in this pod.

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6.1 Reproduction Questions

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76 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 6.1 Reproduction, covering 6.1.1 Sexual and asexual reproduction, 6.1.2 Meiosis, 6.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction, 6.1.4 DNA and the genome, 6.1.5 DNA structure, 6.1.6 Genetic inheritance, 6.1.7 Inherited disorders, and 6.1.8 Sex determination. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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