Phenomena of Inheritance 



FIG. 29. DIAGRAM OF MENDELIAN INHERITANCE, in which the individual 

 is represented by the large circle, the germ cells by the small ones, domi- 

 nants being shaded and recessives white, a, Pure dominant X pure re- 

 cessive = (yields) all dominant-recessives ; b, Dominant-recessive X domi- 

 nant-recessive = I pure dominant : 2 dominant-recessives : i pure recessive ; 

 c, Dominant-recessive X pure dominant = 2 pure dominant : 2 dominant- 

 recessive; d, Dominant-recessive X pure recessive = 2 dominant-reces- 

 sive : 2 pure recessive. 



Other Mendelian Ratios. When a pure dominant is crossed 

 with a mixed dominant-recessive (Fig. 29 c) all the offspring 

 show the dominant character, though one-half are pure dominants 

 and the other half dominant-recessives. Thus if a pure round- 

 seeded variety of pea is crossed with a hybrid between a round- 

 seeded and a wrinkled-seeded one, all the progeny are round- 

 seeded, though one-half of them carry the factor for wrinkled 

 seed; this may be graphically represented as follows, R repre- 

 senting the factor for round seed and W that for wrinkled seed : 



2 germ cells R 

 $ germ cells R 

 Possible combinations 2 RR : 



R 





