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In corn, smooth kernels (K) are dominant to wrinkled kernels (k).

A farmer crosses two corn plants that are heterozygous for kernel texture.

What are the odds that the offspring will have smooth kernels?

Respuesta :

Heterozygous means 2 different zygotes. Since Smooth kernels are dominant, Zygotes KK and Kk will be smooth and kk will be wrinkled.

If you were to set up a Punnett Square chart like:

           K     k

   K   (KK)    (Kk)

   k   (Kk)     (kk)

the ratio for smooth to winkle would be  3 : 1

Which Will be 75% Smooth  and 25% Wrinkle

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The odds that the offspring will have smooth kernels is ¾ or 75%.

According to this question, a gene coding for kernel texture is involved. The smooth kernels (K) are dominant to wrinkled kernels (k).

If two corn plants that are heterozygous for kernel texture are crossed i.e. Kk × Kk, the following offsprings will be produced:

  1. KK - smooth
  2. Kk - smooth
  3. Kk - smooth
  4. kk - wrinkled

Therefore, the odd or probability that the offspring will have smooth kernels is ¾ or 75%.

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