Asked by ney
A species of plant produces purple or white flowers. The results of crossing a purple and a white flower and two white flowers are shown in the diagram.
Which of the following terms best describes the purple flowers?
Responses
codominant
codominant
hybrid
hybrid
dominant
dominant
recessive
recessive
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Recessive.
Reason: Two white parents produced purple offspring, so the white parents must have carried a hidden purple allele (i.e., were heterozygous). The purple phenotype only appears when the recessive allele is homozygous, so purple is recessive.
Reason: Two white parents produced purple offspring, so the white parents must have carried a hidden purple allele (i.e., were heterozygous). The purple phenotype only appears when the recessive allele is homozygous, so purple is recessive.
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