In pea plants, the flower color may be either purple or white. Only one purple gene is needed for that color to show, while two copies of the white gene are needed for it to show. Which statement uses the correct terminology to describe how flower color is determined in pea plants?(1 point) Responses The flower color trait in pea plants is dominant. The flower color trait in pea plants is dominant. The flower color trait in plants is recessive. The flower color trait in plants is recessive. The flower color trait in pea plants can be dominant or recessive. The flower color trait in pea plants can be dominant or recessive. The flower color trait in pea plants has incomplete dominance.

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In pea plants, the flower color may be either purple or white. Only one purple gene is needed for that color to show, while two copies of the white gene are needed for it to show. Which statement uses the correct terminology to describe how flower color is determined in pea plants?(1 point) Responses The flower color trait in pea plants is dominant. The flower color trait in pea plants is dominant. The flower color trait in plants is recessive. The flower color trait in plants is recessive. The flower color trait in pea plants can be dominant or recessive. The flower color trait in pea plants can be dominant or recessive. The flower color trait in pea plants has incomplete dominance.

Answer 1

The correct statement is: The flower color trait in pea plants can be dominant or recessive.

This statement accurately reflects the genetic mechanism in pea plants, where the purple flower color is dominant (requiring only one purple gene to be expressed), and the white flower color is recessive (requiring two copies of the white gene to be expressed).