x  --»  
  P1    P2       F1
Yellow green all Yellow
-------------------------------------------
 
 
x  --»
F1 F1  
 
      F2
        
(F2) Yellow : green = 3 : 1
 --------------------------------------------
          
  
1/2 yellow
x  --»
  F1    P2   
1/2 green
-------------------------------------------
  
2/3 yellow
x  --»
  F2    P2   
1/3 green
-------------------------------------------
 Let 'A' indicate the dominant
 discrete hereditary unit
 responsible for the phenotypic
 expression of the yellow colour in 
 pea seed.
 Let 'a' indicate the recessive
 discrete hereditary unit
 responsible for the phenotypic
 expression of the green colour in 
 pea seed.
 Than obviously the following
 coupled combinations are possible:
 'AA' (yellow), 'Aa' or 'aA' (yellow)
 (and 'aA' = 'Aa') and 'aa' (green).
 So, if these units are coupled the
 crosses with regard to these
 phenotypic aspects can be
 expressed as:
      
 P1 (AA -Yellow-) x P2 (aa -green-)
--» F1 all (Aa -Yellow-)
    
 F1 (Aa -Yellow-) x F1 (Aa -Yellow-)
--» F2  1 (AA -Yellow-),
                        2 (Aa -Yellow-) &
                        1 (aa -green-)
      
 And as was shown earlier already
 in the experiments the ratio
 Yellow : green = 3 : 1 indeed given
 a necessarily sufficient number of
 F2 progeny to actualize fully the
 developmental possibilities.
         
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