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Multiple Choice
Mendel crossed a pea plant with yellow peas with a pea plant with green peas. All of the offspring created from this cross has yellow peas. What must be true about the parent plants of this cross for this to occur?
A
The parent with green peas was heterozygous for pea color.
B
The parent with green peas was homozygous recessive for pea color.
C
The parent with yellow peas was heterozygous for pea color.
D
The parent with yellow peas was homozygous dominant for pea color.
E
A and C.
F
B and D.
Verified step by step guidance
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Understand the basic principles of Mendelian genetics, specifically the concept of dominant and recessive alleles. In pea plants, yellow pea color (Y) is dominant over green pea color (y).
Identify the genotypes of the parent plants. Since all offspring have yellow peas, the yellow pea parent must have at least one dominant allele (Y).
Consider the genotype of the green pea parent. For the offspring to all have yellow peas, the green pea parent must be homozygous recessive (yy), as green is recessive.
Determine the genotype of the yellow pea parent. Since all offspring are yellow, the yellow pea parent must be homozygous dominant (YY) to ensure all offspring receive a dominant allele.
Conclude that the correct genotypes for the parents are: the yellow pea parent is homozygous dominant (YY), and the green pea parent is homozygous recessive (yy), which aligns with the correct answer B and D.