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  4. Kernal colour in corn is a trait determined by two alleles. The dominant allele (P) produces a purple colour, and the recessive allele (p) prduces a yellow colour. The diagram below shows an ear of corn produced by crossing two corn plants. The shaded kernels are purple, and the unshaded ones are yellow. <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=image src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/biology/0ea825e7b003eb7cac1c4d47b482d08a-.png /> The yellow kernels can be best described as

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Q. Kernal colour in corn is a trait determined by two alleles. The dominant allele $(P)$ produces a purple colour, and the recessive allele $(p)$ prduces a yellow colour. The diagram below shows an ear of corn produced by crossing two corn plants. The shaded kernels are purple, and the unshaded ones are yellow.
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The yellow kernels can be best described as

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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Correct answer is (d) homozygous recessive