One of the F1 pea plants with a tall stem and violet flowers

One of the F1 pea plants with a tall stem and violet flowers is test-crossed to produce F2 progeny as follows: 597 plants with tall stems and violet flowers and 203 plants with tall stems and white flowers. What is the genotype of the F1 pea plant?

Solution

TTWw X TTWw

The F1 cross between tall, violet flowered pea plants produce F2 offspring having tall, violet flowers and tall, white flowers in the ratio of 3:1.

The genotype of F1 pea plant is TTWw.

male/ female TW Tw TW Tw
TW TTWW (Tall, violet) TTWw (Tall, violet) TTWW (Tall, violet) TTWw (Tall, violet)
Tw TTWw (Tall, violet) TTww (tall, white) TTWw (Tall, violet) TTww (tall, white)
TW TTWW (Tall, violet) TTWw (Tall, violet) TTWW (Tall, violet) TTWw (Tall, violet)
Tw TTWw (Tall, violet) TTww (tall, white) TTWw (Tall, violet) TTww (tall, white)
One of the F1 pea plants with a tall stem and violet flowers is test-crossed to produce F2 progeny as follows: 597 plants with tall stems and violet flowers and

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