Wild type blue-eyed Mary has blue flowers. Two genes control the pathway that makes the blue pigment: The product of gene W turns a white precursor into magenta pigment. The product of gene M turns the magenta pigment into blue pigment. Each gene has a recessive loss-of-function allele: w and m, respectively. A dihybrid (WwMm) is self-pollinated. What proportion of the offspring will be magenta?

a. 1/16
b. 3/16
c. 1/4
d. 9/16


Answer: b. 3/16

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