3.1. In grasshoppers, the body color of brown is dominant over green. Also, having strong legs is dominant over having weak legs. A heterozygous brown, homozygous strong-legged male meets a heterozygous brown, homozygous weak legged female.
They produce a number of offspring. Complete the following.
a. Possible genotypes for Brown body color: ____ Green body color: _
b. Possible genotypes for Strong legs: ___ Weak legs: _
c. Male genotype: _ Male possible gametes: _
d. Female genotype: _ Female possible gametes: __________
F1 generation and F2 Generation.

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(a) Brown colour: BB and Bb; Gren colour: bb
(b) Strong legs: SS or Ss; weak legs: ss
(c) Male genotype: BbSS; Male gamtes: BS and bS
(d) Female genotype: Bbss; Female games: Bs and bs

F1 generation: BBSs, BbSs; BbSs and bbSs
F2 generation: There will a variety of combinations in the F2 generation depending upon the cross is made between which of the offspring of F1 generation.

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