In a dihybrid cross involving two autosomal traits on different chromosomes in which the parentals are purebred for the opposite forms of both traits,how many of the offspring would be expected to be homozygous recessive for both traits?
A) 1 out of 16
B) 3 out of 16
C) 6 out of 16
D) 9 out of 16

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In a dihybrid cross, the expected phenotypic ratio for two independent traits is 9:3:3:1. The "1" in this ratio represents the offspring that are homozygous recessive for both traits.

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