If Mendel's dihybrid cross would have supported the theory of dependent assortment (rather than the theory of independent assortment), the phenotypic ratio of the cross in the F2 generation would have been ___.
a. 9:3:3:1
b. 2:1:1
c. 3:1
d. 1:1

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Answer:

C) 3:1

Explanation: Dependent Assortment says that alleles of two characteristics will be present on the same homologous pair of the chromosome . Simply that alleles are physically linked to each other.

Example -

T- Tall

Y- Yellow

t- short

y- white

T which is (tall) is physically linked with Y (yellow),

whereas t (short) is physically linked with y (white).

Punnette square is shown in the diagram below-

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