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Remembering that A and B are dominant over a and b, 

 the cases under I. will all appear like AB. We get, there- 

 fore, nine AB. Those under II. will all be like Kb ; we 



B 



FIG. 52. PUNNETT'S SQUARE FOR DIHYBRIDS. 



A , female gametes arranged vertically ; B, male gametes arranged 

 horizontally ; C, male and female gametes superimposed. 



have, therefore, three A6. Those under III. will all be 

 like aB; we have three aB. And the case of IV. will 

 appear like ab that is, we have one ab. 

 We get, accordingly, in the second hybrid generation F 2 



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