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causes the former to recede from view, these nine 

 genotypes may be combined into four phenotypes as 

 follows : — 



From this analysis it may be said that the Mendelian 

 ratio for a typical dihybrid is phenotypically 9:3:3: 1, 

 while that for a monohybrid, as we have already seen, 



Cf- SG WY SY WG 



Q i i 4. I 



s&-» 



WY^ 



SY 



WG 



Fig. 44. — Diagram to illustrate the possible combinations arising in the 

 second filial generation (F2) following a cross between yellow-smooth 

 YS and green-wrinkled GW peas. 



is 3:1. This expected ratio corresponds essentially 

 with the actual results Mendel obtained in crossing 

 smooth-yellow and wrinkled-green peas. 



