"Vinca (the periwinkle family) have a height determined by polygenes. The shortest Vinca grow to afull...
"Vinca (the periwinkle family) have a height determined by polygenes. The shortest Vinca grow to afull height of only 3 inches, while the largest Vinca is 27 inches high at maturity. If one crosses a 3 inch Vinca and a 27 inch Vinca, 15 inch Vinca result. If the F1 are allowed to interbreed, then onegets a range of plants from 3 to 27 inches high. However, one only obtains about one plant in 256 that is 3 inches high, and only about one plant in 256 that is 27 inches high. How many loci are involved in height determination in Vinca?"
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