What is the ratio of three leafed clover to four leafed ?

Question

just been bugging me today!!!

Answer 1

Four leaf clovers are a rarity at best.  The three-leaf clover that we think of is actually a one-leafed clover that has three leaflets.   That is a characteristic of the legume family, to which clover belongs.

In terms of getting more than three leaflets, it can be very rare or somewhat common.  It all depends on the circumstances.  

Having the extra leaflets occur is a visual example of genetic mutations at work.  These mutations may be brought on by a virus or something going wrong inside the plant.  Also, it could be the result of physical damage to the plant during development or exposure to certain chemicals.  

However, if the quality of having four leaflets is in the genetic code of the parent plants (there has been a mutation), then the seeds of the plants will produce offspring with the same number of leaflets. Since I do not know the details about how leaflet number is determined genetically, I cannot say what would happen if a four-leaf clover was crossed with a normal three leaf clover.

But... if you want to have your ratio of 4 to 3 leaflets to always be 1 to 0, here is the plant for you:

http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/m1/r...

(However, this is Oxalis deppei, not Trifolium repens (clover).)

Answer 2

4 to 1

Answer 3

1,000,000 to 1

There is no such thing as a four leaved CLOVER. even if there is it's highly unlikely - Just a genetic makeup error.

Hope this was helpful :-)