Two true-breeding varieties of maize, one 11 cm high and the other 47 cm high were crossed and the resultant  F1 hybrids were then crossed to generate the  F2 . In the F2 there were a total of 13,923 plants with a continuous variation in heights between the two extremes and with only 3 plants as large as 47 cm high and 5 plants  of 11 cm high.SO In a cross between a 29cm plant and a 20cm plant what would be the genotypes giving the smallest number of different phenotypes? specify the phenotypes observed.

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Two true-breeding varieties of maize, one 11 cm high and the other 47 cm high were crossed and the resultant  F1 hybrids were then crossed to generate the  F2 . In the F2 there were a total of 13,923 plants with a continuous variation in heights between the two extremes and with only 3 plants as large as 47 cm high and 5 plants  of 11 cm high.SO In a cross between a 29cm plant and a 20cm plant what would be the genotypes giving the smallest number of different phenotypes? specify the phenotypes observed.

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Genes are the units of heredity that carry coded genetic information in the form of nucleotide sequences in DNA. This coded genetic information is passed on from parents to the offspring through successful reproduction.

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