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  • Genetics: Predicting Offspring from Heterozygous Crosses - Punnett Square Explained
    Here's how to figure out the offspring of crossing two heterozygous Tt tall plants:

    Understanding the Terms:

    * Heterozygous: Means the plant has two different alleles (versions) of a gene. In this case, "Tt" means one allele is dominant (T for tall) and one is recessive (t for short).

    * Tall: The dominant trait, meaning a plant with at least one "T" allele will be tall.

    * Short: The recessive trait, meaning a plant needs two "t" alleles to be short.

    Punnett Square:

    We use a Punnett square to predict the possible offspring:

    ```

    T t

    T TT Tt

    t Tt tt

    ```

    Interpreting the Results:

    * TT: Tall (1 out of 4 possibilities)

    * Tt: Tall (2 out of 4 possibilities)

    * tt: Short (1 out of 4 possibilities)

    Conclusion:

    When you cross two heterozygous Tt tall plants, you get a 3:1 phenotypic ratio:

    * 3 Tall plants (TT and Tt)

    * 1 Short plant (tt)

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