Some Plants Fail to Produce Chlorophyll,due to a Recessive Trait

question 21

Multiple Choice

Some plants fail to produce chlorophyll,due to a recessive trait.If we locate a pea plant that is heterozygous for this trait,self-pollinate it,and harvest the seeds,what are the likely phenotypes of the resulting offspring?

• A)All will be green with chlorophyll since that is the dominant trait.
• B)All will be white and lack chlorophyll since this is self-pollinated.
• C)About one-half will be green and one-half white since that is the distribution of the genes in the parents.
• D)About one-fourth will be white and three-fourths green since it is similar to a monohybrid cross.
• E)About one-fourth will be green and three-fourths white since it is similar to a monohybrid cross.

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