If the parental genotype is EeWw what are the potential allele combinations that could occur at the end of Meiosis?
A) EW, Ew, eW, and ew
B) EW, EE, eW, and ww
C) WW, Ew, EW, and ew
D) EE, WW, ee, and ww
E) EW, Ew, ee and ww

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During meiosis, the parental chromosomes would separate into gametes that each contain one allele from each gene. So for the EeWw parent, there are two possible alleles for each gene (E or e for one gene and W or w for the other). The gametes could contain either E or e for the first gene and either W or w for the second gene, resulting in four possible allele combinations: EW, Ew, eW, and ew.

If the Parental Genotype Is EeWw What Are the Potential