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If the yellow allele is dominant (Y) and the green allele is recessive (y), what are the possible genotypes of a green offspring?

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YY(both parents dominant), Yy (one dominant parent, one recessive parent), yy (both parents recessive)
User JefClaes
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Answer:

yy

Step-by-step explanation:

it can only be yy because you need 2 recessive genes to show a recessive trait.

A plant with Yy genes could pass the recessive genes on, but would still show the dominant trait.

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