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In summer squash (Cucurbita pepo), fruit colour is determined by two independently assorting gene loci, WWW/w w\,w and YYY/yyy. The biochemical pathway responsible for this pigmentation is outlined in the diagram below:

Epistasis Pathway

A plant scientist crosses two double heterozygous plants (WwYyWwYyWwYy) to study inheritance patterns in the offspring.

Which of the following represents the expected phenotypic ratio of white : yellow : green fruits in the resulting F2 F_2\,F2​ generation?

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

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

9:6:19 : 6 : 19:6:1

15:115 : 115:1

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