Two tall pea plants with yellow seeds and smooth pods are crossed. all of the offspring are tall. three offspring have smooth pods and one has wrinkled pods. the allele for wrinkled pods

a) must be dominant because the trait does not appear in the parent plants.

b) must be recessive because the trait does not appear in the parent plants.

c) must be recessive because the trait appears in the parent plants.

d) must be dominant because the trait appears in the parent plants.

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Ronald Nichols

16 May, 10:14

Two tall pea plants with yellow seeds and smooth pods are crossed. all of the offspring are tall. three offspring have smooth pods and one has wrinkled pods. the allele for wrinkled pods

a) must be dominant because the trait does not appear in the parent plants.

b) must be recessive because the trait does not appear in the parent plants.

c) must be recessive because the trait appears in the parent plants.

d) must be dominant because the trait appears in the parent plants.

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Starr · Answer 1

Recessive

Explanation:

in dominant traits one parent must have it, dominant traits dont get skipped in offspring.

Recessive traits neither parent is required to have it

so your answer is B, must be recessive because the trait does not apper in the parent plants