Viola from my garden
You won’t need to research much on the net for this one. In your comment, please indicate what type of dominance this viola is expressing. For more points 
add at least one interesting fact about this flower/plant – keep in mind some of the things we’ve been covering in class about seeds and maybe even some stuff we haven’t covered yet!
I WILL post another picture tomorrow that will be a little bit tougher. R u up for it???? Ms. F
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This flower seems to have an incomplete dominance gene. The purple color is mixing with the white color. Purple might be dominant, while white might be recessive. The flower is incomplete because the colors “merge” together. That is, they blend together when going to the center of the flower.
The stem seems to have a normal dominant-recessive trait because it is not striped or blended with another color. It is not like some of the plants we had in our fast plants lab. It is a solid green color.
By: Krishan on 03/20/2009
at 5:38 pm
Haha I found it! First comment too!
The viola expresses codominance because it is “striped” and has multiple colors.
I think you can eat these plants as they were in my salad once. However, if I am wrong, then another fact: They are native to the southern hemisphere and the pansy is also closely related to the viola.
Ok, I’m done. YAY!!!
By: Emily S on 03/20/2009
at 7:56 pm
My best guesses are:
1- co-dominance, because there are splotches of yellow, purple, and white.
2- incomplete, because there are shades between the dark purple and the white, and also shades between the yellow and the white.
By: Dallas on 03/21/2009
at 4:49 pm
I think this is incomplete dominance because the petals are not one color, they are a mix between the purple and the white.
They are annual plants, but they can come back because they do not freeze in the winter because they close up by putting the water from their cells into spaces between walls so the cells do not freeze and die.
By: Dan on 03/22/2009
at 1:33 pm
Facts include:
Native wildflower to Europe, but non-native to N.America(introduced).
Your picture is of a viola tricolor.
Viola itself, is a genus name and includes hundreds of species.
Depending on where the flower is growing it could be perennial(grow back) or annual(lives one year).
By: Dallas Esquibel on 03/22/2009
at 1:34 pm
The viola flower has incomplete/co dominance because the flower is a blending of purple and white in some places and in others fully purple or fully white.
A fact about the viola is that violas were an important part of ancient Greek culture and were used as food sweeteners, cures for headaches, and even in love potions. Also violas are a food source to many moth/butterfly larvae.
By: Viktoria on 03/22/2009
at 4:19 pm
I think the dominance of the viola flower is incomplete or co dominance because there are four different shades and colors of purple, yellow, white, and black.
By: Regan on 03/22/2009
at 6:03 pm
This flower has incomplete/codominance because it is purple on the outside and white in the center, so it mixes. Fact: This plant is perfectly edible and won’t hurt you if you do so.
By: Durham on 03/22/2009
at 7:03 pm
The flower is incomplete or has codominance because the the colors blend in the middle of the flower, it is not all purple or all white. The flower’s scent is used in many perfumes.
By: Garrett J on 03/22/2009
at 7:28 pm
Errr…
This flower has some incomplete dominance, the mixing of white and purple. And it has co-dominance, which you can clearly see with the different colored stripes on the flower.
FACT: The viola is also an instrument, similar to the violin, and the plant is a hermaphrodite…It has both sex organs in the flower.
Extra Credit please
By: Sabin on 03/23/2009
at 7:26 pm