Question
A homozygous dominant parent and a homozygous recessive parent have offspring. What is true about the offspring?
A.
The offspring are homozygous.
B.
The offspring make up the F2 generation.
C.
The offspring make up the parental generation.
D.
The offspring are heterozygous.
A.
The offspring are homozygous.
B.
The offspring make up the F2 generation.
C.
The offspring make up the parental generation.
D.
The offspring are heterozygous.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is:
D. The offspring are heterozygous.
In this scenario, a homozygous dominant parent (genotype AA) and a homozygous recessive parent (genotype aa) can only produce offspring with the genotype Aa, which means the offspring are heterozygous.
D. The offspring are heterozygous.
In this scenario, a homozygous dominant parent (genotype AA) and a homozygous recessive parent (genotype aa) can only produce offspring with the genotype Aa, which means the offspring are heterozygous.