Consider a Gene That Affects Number of Seeds in a Plant

question 53

Multiple Choice

Consider a gene that affects number of seeds in a plant. This gene has two alleles, G and G. If GG plants produce 50 seeds, Gg plants produce 50 seeds, and gg plants produce 25 seeds, how would we describe the effect of these alleles?

• A) G is dominant and g is recessive.
• B) G is recessive and g is dominant.
• C) G and g are codominant.
• D) G and g are polygenic.