Question

Scientists compare two different plant species. In species A, the leaf color is controlled by two alleles. In species B, leaf color is controlled by five alleles. How will these two plants be different?.

Answer 1

species A will have fewer phenotypes

Answer 2

As the leaf color is controlled by five alleles, the species B will exhibit a broader array of leaf colors.

Step-by-step explanation:

The species A will demonstrate three distinct phenotypes, however, the species B will demonstrate many more combinations in comparison to species A. The more the number of alleles, the more will be the probabilities of the combinations. The number of combination suggests the broader range of leaf colors, like the height in humans, is controlled by many alleles, that is, it is a polygenic trait. Thus, the species exhibiting more than two alleles will exhibit a greater range of characters.