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In summer squash (Cucurbita pepo), fruit colour is determined by two independently assorting genes, W/w W/w\,W/w and Y/yY/yY/y, which exhibit dominant epistasis. The biochemical pathway is shown in the diagram below:

Epistasis Pathway in Squash

A plant breeder crosses two double-heterozygous squash plants (WwYy×WwYyWwYy \times WwYyWwYy×WwYy). If the cross yields 480 offspring, how many are expected to produce green fruit?

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