Homozygous tall (TT) pea plants look the same as heterozygous tall (Tt) pea plants. Formulate a pollination experiment to identify whether a tall pea plant is homozygous or heterozygous. Explain your answer in 3-5 sentences.(4 points)

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Answer 1

To determine whether a tall pea plant (T) is homozygous (TT) or heterozygous (Tt), we can perform a test cross by pollinating it with a homozygous short pea plant (tt). If the tall plant is homozygous (TT), all offspring will be tall (Tt). However, if the tall plant is heterozygous (Tt), we would expect a 1:1 ratio of tall (Tt) to short (tt) offspring. By analyzing the phenotype of the progeny, we can clearly identify the genotype of the original tall plant based on the results of the cross.