Answer to Question #249082 in Genetics for Chynna Aantos

Question

In four o⠀ ™clock plants, Mirabilis jalapa L., Correns found that the allele W for red flowers is incomplete dominant over that for white, w, the heterogeneous being pink. What are the phenotypes of the parents if a cross between two plants produced?

a. 27 red, 48 pink, and 24 white flowered plants
b. 18 red and 25 pink flowered plants.

Answer 1

b. 18 red and 25 pink flowered plants.