Question

Pea plants have green seeds only if a plant receives an allele for green seeds from each of its parents. What kind of allele produces green seeds in pea plants?

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Hybrid

Dominant

Recessive

Mutated

Answer 1

Answer:If two heterozygous parents with a genotype of Yy are crossed, the possible combination of genotypes in their offspring would be YY, Yy, Yy, and yy. Therefore, the genotypic ratio of the offspring produced is 1:2:1.

Explanation:If two heterozygous parents with a genotype of Yy are crossed, the possible combination of genotypes in their offspring would be YY, Yy, Yy, and yy. Therefore, the genotypic ratio of the offspring produced is 1:2:1.