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Counting the dominant plantsRunning
DNA transcriber. Plants in the tray at 16 seeds. Dominant expected 12 plants, Dominant counted 96 plants. Currently dominant expected is short by 84 plants.TUNING16 SEEDS12 plants
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Dominant expected

12plants

Dominant counted

96plants

16 seeds

DNA transcriber. Plants in the tray at 16 seeds. Dominant expected 12 plants, Dominant counted 96 plants. Currently dominant expected is short by 84 plants.

What has to balance34×n=d\frac{3}{4} \times n = d

What is happening

You are called to a plant-breeding trial checking a seed tray against the expected ratio.

The tray is being written off as a failed cross before anyone has checked the maths. Three plants in every 4 from this cross should show the dominant flower, and 96 of them do.