Question

After self-pollination in pea plants with round, yellow seeds, following types
of seeds were obtained by Mendel:
Seeds Number
Round, yellow 630
Round, green 216
Wrinkled, yellow 202
Wrinkled, green 64
Analyse the result and describe the mechanism of inheritance which explains
these results.
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Answer 1

Answer:

So, the pea plant with yellow and round seeds must be homozygous for yellow seed colour (YY) while it must be heterozygous for the round seed type (Rr). So, the genotype of the plant with yellow and round seed is YYRr.