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Inheritance and genetic crosses

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Question 65

Stem colour in tomato plants is controlled by a single gene.

The allele for purple stems, AAA, is dominant to the allele for green stems, aaa.

A tomato plant homozygous dominant (AAAAAA) for purple stems is crossed with a tomato plant homozygous recessive (aaaaaa) for green stems.

Complete the Punnett square to determine the possible offspring genotypes, then state the phenotype of the offspring.

Female alleles
AA
Male allelesa
a

Phenotype of offspring: __________________

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