The diagram below shows offsprings in the F₁ and F₂ generations 

How many of the following statements are TRUE? _____

(i) On average, one out of four offsprings of heterozygous parents will be homozygous recessive
(ii) The yellow allele is dominant over the green one. However, this does not completely explain why three are yellow and one is green.
(iii) The green allele is dominant over the yellow one
(iv) The F1 generation offsprings are homozygous yellow 

Correct answer is between '1.9,2.1'. Can you explain this answer?

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