Peas in a Pod
What do you know about parent 1's colour genes, and about the height genes of grandparent 4 and therefore parent 2?
How can Coola be sure the plant won't be the same height and the same colour as grandparent 3?
What must be different between parent 1 and grandparent 1 for the plant to be more likely to look like one than the other?
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