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A pea plant exhibits a recessive trait. Which statement is most likely true about the plant?
The plant is identical to its parent plant.
The plant has different alleles for the gene that codes for the trait.
The plant has two identical alleles for the gene that codes for the trait.
The plant does not have the same genes for the trait as its parent plant.

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The plant has two identical alleles for the gene that codes for the trait.

Explanation: A recessive phenotype is expressed only when the organism is homozygous recessive (two copies of the recessive allele).