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To determine the percentage of tall offspring from a cross between a heterozygous tall pea plant (Tt) and a homozygous recessive short pea plant (tt), we can use a Punnett square.
1. The genotypes of the parents are:
- Heterozygous tall (Tt)
- Homozygous recessive short (tt)
2. Set up the Punnett square:
| | T | t |
|-------|-------|-------|
| **t** | Tt | tt |
| **t** | Tt | tt |
3. The possible genotypes of the offspring are:
- Tt (tall)
- tt (short)
4. From the Punnett square:
- 2 out of 4 offspring will be Tt (tall)
- 2 out of 4 offspring will be tt (short)
5. This means that 50% of the offspring are expected to be tall plants.
Therefore, the answer is **b 50%**.