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A plant is homozygous for flower color. Its flowers are pink.

Which conclusion is best supported by the information?


A. Flower color is a recessive trait.

B. Flower color is a dominant trait.

C. Both parents had an allele for pink flower color.

D. Only one parent had an allele for pink flower color.

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the correct answer is C

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The correct answer is A. Flower color is a recessive trait.

The recessive gene does not show its effect in heterozygous condition according to Mendel’s law of dominance. Thus, in heterozygous condition, dominant gene determines the phenotype for a trait. In this question a plant is homozygous for flower color. This indicates that pink flower determining gene can only be expressed in homozygous condition. Therefore, flower color is a recessive trait.

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