The scientists does a dihybrid cross of two corn plants. One corn plant is homozygous for yellow kernels and heterozygous for smooth kernels. The other corn plant is heterozygous for purple kernels and homozygous for smooth kernels. Which best describes the possible offspring of this cross?
The possible offspring of this cross will have a combination of the traits from both parents. Specifically, they will have a genotype that includes one allele for yellow kernels and one allele for purple kernels, as well as one allele for smooth kernels and one allele for smooth kernels. Therefore, the possible offspring can have the following genotype combinations:
1. YYSS (yellow smooth kernels)
2. YySS (yellow smooth kernels)
3. YYSs (yellow smooth kernels)
4. YySs (yellow smooth kernels)
5. YYss (yellow wrinkled kernels)
6. Yyss (yellow wrinkled kernels)
Note: The capital letter represents the dominant allele and the lowercase letter represents the recessive allele.