You are studying two linked genes that influence vine height and fruit color in squash. Yellow color is dominant over green, and tall height is dominant over short. You get the following numbers of offspring from your testcross: 198 Tall Yellow, 192 Short Green, 54 Tall Green, and 56 Short Yellow Which offspring are recombinants?

a. Tall green
b. Short yellow
c. Tall yellow and short green
d. Tall green and short yellow


Ans: d. Tall green and short yellow

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