How might a geneticist write alleles to show that a tall pea plant has one allele for tall stems and one allele for short stems?

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Raina Barajas

3 April, 10:08

How might a geneticist write alleles to show that a tall pea plant has one allele for tall stems and one allele for short stems?

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Angie Landry · Answer 1

T - tall stem

t - short stem

so, to represent what you asked for, it would be written Tt. Keep in mind, T is the dominant allele, and t is the recessive allele, in this example.