Question

In pea plants there is a dominant allele (A) for green pods and a recessive allele (a) for yellow pods. Suppose a heterozygous plant is crossed with a plant that has yellow pods. Complete the sentence about this monohybrid cross with the correct terms.

The phenotype of the heterozygous plant is_______________

Answer 1

Aa - a green pea pod plant

Step-by-step explanation:

An heterozygous (Aa) crossed with homozygous recessive (aa), we have

Aa x aa

1/2 Aa- a green pea pod plant

1/2 aa- a yellow pea pod plant