Question
A tall pea plant is crossed with a short pea plant. Half the offspring are tall and half are short. How would you designate the allele for tallness?(1 point)
Responses
TT
TT - incorrect
T
T - no response given
Tt
Tt - no response given
tt
Responses
TT
TT - incorrect
T
T - no response given
Tt
Tt - no response given
tt
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To design the allele for tallness in this scenario, you would designate the allele for tallness as "T."
In this case, since half of the offspring are tall and half are short, we can infer that the tallness trait is dominant (T) and the short trait is recessive (t). The tall pea plant must have the genotype Tt (heterozygous), while the short pea plant has the genotype tt (homozygous recessive). Thus, the dominant allele for tallness would be represented by "T."
In this case, since half of the offspring are tall and half are short, we can infer that the tallness trait is dominant (T) and the short trait is recessive (t). The tall pea plant must have the genotype Tt (heterozygous), while the short pea plant has the genotype tt (homozygous recessive). Thus, the dominant allele for tallness would be represented by "T."