Which is correct genotypic rotio of mendal dihibrid cross among 1:2:1:2:4:2:1:2:1 and 1:2:2:4:1:2:1:2:1 ?

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May 27, 2018

1:2:2:4:1:2:1:2:1 is the correct genotypic ratio of Mendel's Dihybrid cross

Explanation:

Mendel's dihybrid phenotypic ratio is 9:3:3;:1.

Lets us explain by taking the example of pea plant .
A cross is made between a pure pea plant with yellow colored cotyledons and round seeds with pure pea plant with green colored cotyledons and wrinkled seeds.

Yellow color of cotyledons(Y) is dominant over green color (y).
Round shape of seed (R) is dominant over wrinkled seeds (r).

All the plants in F1 generation will be having Yellow colored cotyledons and with round seeds.

We get F2 generation by allowing pollinaton amig plants of F1 generation. The offsprings in F2 generation will be yellow round: yellow wrinkled: green round : green wrinkled in ration of 9:3:3:1.

Yellow round pea plants (9) will have 4 types of genotypes:
YYRR (1), YYRr (2), Yy RR (2) and YyRr (4).

Yellow wrinkled (3) will have 2 genotypes:
YYrr (1), Yyrr (2).

Green round (3) will have 2 genotypes:
yyRR (1), yyRr (2)

Green wrinkled (1) will have only one genotype:
yyrr(1).

Thus the F2 dihybrid genotypic ratio will be 1:2:2:4:1:2:1:2:1