The gametes of an SsYy plant will have which of the following combinations?

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To find the combinations of gametes produced by an SsYy plant, we need to consider the potential alleles from each gene. The plant is heterozygous for both traits: "S" and "s" represent one gene, while "Y" and "y" represent another gene.

When producing gametes, the alleles segregate independently according to Mendel's law of independent assortment. For the gene represented by "S" and "s," there are two possible alleles: "S" (dominant) and "s" (recessive). For the gene represented by "Y" and "y," there are also two possible alleles: "Y" (dominant) and "y" (recessive).

To determine the possible combinations of alleles in the gametes, we can utilize a method called the foil method (first, outer, inner, last) or simply list the combinations through a systematic approach. For each allele of the first gene, we can pair it with each allele of the second gene:

  1. Take "S" (from the first gene) and pair it with both "Y" and "y," resulting in SY and Sy.

  2. Take "s

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