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When a cross in made between tall plants with yellow seeds (TtYy) and tall plants with green seed (Ttyy), what proportions of phenotype in the offspring could be expected to be

(A) Tall and green.


(B) Dwarf and green.

If we design the cross between the tall plants with yellow seeds (TtYy) and tall plants with green seed (Ttyy) the proportion can be determined thus,


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