The Leaf Color of a Certain Plant Is Controlled by One

question 58

Multiple Choice

The leaf color of a certain plant is controlled by one gene.For that gene,the allele G = orange and g = green.You have a plant with orange leaves,but do not know whether that plant's genotype is GG or Gg.Which of the following would help you determine the plant's genotype?

• A) Cross the plant to another plant with orange leaves.
• B) Cross the plant to a plant with green leaves.
• C) Cross two true-breeding, orange-leaved plants to each other and then cross one of their offspring to the plant with the unknown genotype.
• D) Change the environment in which the plant grows to find the conditions that cause the leaves to produce the orange color.

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Definitions:

Feature Detectors

Neurons in the sensory cortex that fire in response to specific features of sensory information such as lines or edges of objects.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information through electrical and chemical signals.

Iris

A muscular membrane whose dilation regulates the amount of light that enters the eye.

Color Blind

The inability to perceive differences between some or all colors that others can distinguish.