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A Lethal Allele Causes Death, Frequently at an Early Developmental

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A lethal allele causes death, frequently at an early developmental stage, and so one or more genotypes are missing from the progeny of a cross. Lethal alleles modify the ratio of progeny resulting from a cross.
-A cross between two green corn plants yields 2/3 progeny that are green and 1/3 progeny that are white. What is the genotype of the green progeny?


A) WW
B) Ww
C) ww
D) W_ (WW and Ww)

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