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A plant has red flowers. In this species, a red flower color is the dominant trait over a white flower color.

What can you say about this plant?

User Myanimal
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Answer:

If the genotype is Rr, the phenotype will be red-flowered.

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User Shaharg
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Answer:

This plant is heterozygous for the red flower color.

Step-by-step explanation:

Heterozygous means that you have both traits, but since white is recessive it is being dominated by the red flower trait, so it isn't noticed.

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