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hybrid progeny would all be tall, smooth, yellow, since these three 

 characters are dominant. Inbreeding the hybrids gives the following 

 result in the F2 generation: 27 tall smooth yellow, 9 tall smooth green, 



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Fig. 59. — Diagram illustrating dihybrid ratio. Upper part shows how original 

 parents were crossed to give Fi hybrid; lower part shows Fi hybrid producing 

 four kinds of gametes; chance matings among these gametes, when Fi is inbred, 

 result as indicated in the large set of squares and explains the 9:3:3:1 ratio in 

 the F2 generation. {From Coulter a?id Coulter.) 



9 tall wrinkled yellow, 9 dwarf smooth yellow, 3 tall wrinkled green, 

 3 dwarf smooth green, 3 dwarf wrinkled yellow, i dwarf wrinkled 

 green. The trihybrid ratio therefore is 27:9:9:9:3:3:3:1. This 

 involves 64 individuals and 8 pheno types. 



