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The table below summarizes Mendel's results for the [tex]F_2[/tex] generation.

Mendel's Results
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|}
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Plant height & 787 tall & 277 short \\
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Flower color & 705 purple & 224 white \\
\hline
Pod color & 428 green & 152 yellow \\
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Pod shape & 882 inflated & 299 constricted \\
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Seed color & 6,022 yellow & [tex]$x$[/tex] green \\
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Seed shape & 5,474 smooth & 1,850 wrinkled \\
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\end{tabular}

What number should replace the letter [tex]x[/tex] in the "Seed color" row?

A. 10,066
B. 3,011
C. 207
D. 2,001


Sagot :

To find the number that should replace the letter [tex]\( x \)[/tex] in the "Seed color" row, follow these steps:

1. Identify the total number of seeds.
2. Identify the number of yellow seeds.
3. Calculate the number of green seeds by subtracting the number of yellow seeds from the total number of seeds.

Let's go through these steps one by one:

- The total number of seeds is given as 10,066.
- The number of yellow seeds is given as 6,022.

To determine the number of green seeds:

[tex]\[ \text{Number of green seeds} = \text{Total number of seeds} - \text{Number of yellow seeds} \][/tex]

Substituting the given values:

[tex]\[ x = 10,066 - 6,022 \][/tex]

[tex]\[ x = 4,044 \][/tex]

Therefore, the number that should replace the letter [tex]\( x \)[/tex] in the "Seed color" row is 4,044.