In summer squash, the trait for fruit color is determined by two alleles, F and f. The Punnett square shows a cross between two summer squash with white-colored fruit.

Question

In summer squash, the trait for fruit color is determined by two alleles, F and f. The Punnett square shows a cross between two summer squash with white-colored fruit.

The cross produced 3 offspring with white-colored fruit and one with yellow-colored fruit. Based on the Punnett square, which of the following statements is true?

Answer 1

In summer squash, the trait for fruit color is determined by two alleles, F and f. The Punnett square shows a cross between two summer squash with white-colored fruit.

Based on the Punnett square, the true statement would be that the parents are both heterozygous for the fruit color trait.