Answer to Question #350303 in Genetics for Baba

Question

Four o'clocks exhibit incomplete dominance. Thus, if a plant with red flowers is crossed with a plant with white flowers, the offspring will all produce pink flowers. What offspring would you expect if you crossed a red-flowered plant with a pink-flowered plant?

Answer 1

A cross between a red-flowered plant (AA) and a pink-flowered plant (Aa) will produce both red-flowered (AA) and pink-flowered (Aa) offspring in a 1:1 ratio.