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In a species of sweet pea, flower colour is determined by a biochemical pathway controlled by two independently assorting genes, A A\,A and BBB:

Colorless Precursor 1→Enzyme AColorless Precursor 2→Enzyme BRed Pigment \text{Colorless Precursor 1} \xrightarrow{\text{Enzyme A}} \text{Colorless Precursor 2} \xrightarrow{\text{Enzyme B}} \text{Red Pigment} Colorless Precursor 1Enzyme A​Colorless Precursor 2Enzyme B​Red Pigment
  • Enzyme A is coded for by the dominant allele AAA. The recessive allele a a\,a produces a non-functional enzyme.
  • Enzyme B is coded for by the dominant allele BBB. The recessive allele b b\,b produces a non-functional enzyme.

If two plants heterozygous for both genes (AaBbAaBbAaBb) are crossed, what is the expected phenotypic ratio of red-flowered to white-flowered offspring?

9:3:3:19:3:3:19:3:3:1

12:3:112:3:112:3:1

9:79:79:7

9:3:49:3:49:3:4

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