Question

Are green or yellow pea pods dominant in Mendelian genetics?

Answer 1

In Mendelian genetics, the trait for green or yellow pea pods is determined by a single gene with two alleles. The allele for yellow pods (Y) is dominant over the allele for green pods (y). Therefore, if an individual plant has at least one copy of the dominant allele (Y), it will display yellow pods. Only plants with two copies of the recessive allele (yy) will produce green pods.