Stem height in Wisconsin Fast Plants is a polygenic trait controlled by 6 genes. In a cross between two heterozygous plants, what fraction of the plants would you expect to fall in the shortest phenotypic class? 1/4096 1/64 1/256 1/2048 1/16384

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Stem height in Wisconsin Fast Plants is a polygenic trait controlled by 6 genes. In a cross between two heterozygous plants, what fraction of the plants would you expect to fall in the shortest phenotypic class?
1/4096
1/64
1/256
o 1/2048
o 1/16384
Transcribed Image Text:Stem height in Wisconsin Fast Plants is a polygenic trait controlled by 6 genes. In a cross between two heterozygous plants, what fraction of the plants would you expect to fall in the shortest phenotypic class? 1/4096 1/64 1/256 o 1/2048 o 1/16384
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