Solution

 


a. An offspring will have smooth yellow peas if there is at least one S and at least one Y in gene pairs for first and second trait, respectively. There are 9 such gene pairs. Since, each pairing is equally likely, probability of smooth yellow peas is \dfrac{9}{16}.

b. An offspring will have smooth green peas if it has at least one S for first trait and yy gene pair for second trait. There are 3 such gene pairs. Since, each pairing is equally likely, probability of smooth green peas is 3/16


sc. An offspring will have wrinkled yellow peas if it has ss gene pair for first trait and at least one Y in gene pair for second trait. There are 3 such gene pairs. Since, each pairing is equally likely, probability of wrinkled green peas is \dfrac{3}{16}.

d. An offspring will have smooth green peas if it has ss gene pair for first trait and yy gene pair for second trait. There is 1 such gene pair. Since, each pairing is equally likely, probability of wrinkled green peas is1/16.


e. Let LM be the event that offspring has smooth and yellow peas, respectively. L and M are independent.

Let B and C be the event that offspring carries one s allele and offspring carries one s allele and one y allele, respectively.

M is independent of B.

From solution to previous part, we know that P(L \cap M)= \dfrac{9}{16}.

Since, all pairings are equally likely,

P(B)= \dfrac{1}{2}, ~~P(C)= \dfrac{1}{4}, ~~P(M)= \dfrac{3}{4}

Since, Y and S are dominant traits, we would have

P(L|B)=1, ~~P(L \cap M|C)=1.



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