Question

Mendel crossed yellow-seeded and green-seeded pea plants and then allowed the offspring to self-pollinate to produce an F2 generation. The results were as follows: 6,022 yellow and 2,001 green (8,023 total). Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship of the allele for green seeds to the allele for yellow seeds?

Answer 1

Recessive.

Step-by-step explanation:

Recessive is relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes which are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents.