Is there a relationship between the color of seeds and their genetic properties?

05 May 2018 1 2K Report

For example, Scots pine is usually represented by seeds of white, black and brown colors, the intensity of which varies depending on the geographical origin.

John D. Bullough

Perhaps I am not understanding your question fully, but there is most certainly a relationship between the color of a seed (phenotype) and its genetic properties (genotype). This is the foundation of Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking work establishing the field of genetics:

https://www2.palomar.edu/anthro/mendel/mendel_1.htm

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