Question

A purebred tall pea plant is cross-pollinated with a tall, heterozygous pea plant. Use a Punnett square to determine the probability the offspring inherita

recessive short allele. (I point)
75%
25%
0%
50%

Answer 1

The correct answer is - 25%

Step-by-step explanation:

A cross between true tall pea plant and heterozygous tall pea plant is the cross of tall allele whic is TT and heterozygous which is Tt, so the gametes will be formed would be - T and T by true tall plant and T, and t allele by heterozygous plant.

The Punnett square of this cross is attached with the answer, where 2 heterozygous offspring and two tall offspring produced. In which there is only two recessive short allele formed in this generation out of 8 alleles.

So the probability of short allele would be:

= (2/8) *100

= (1/4) *100

= 25%