In pea plants, purple flower color is caused by a dominant gene, and white flower color is caused by a recessive gene. The genotype for purple flower color is PP or Pp, and the genotype for white flower color is pp. A plant with purple flowers and the genotype Pp is crossed with a plant with white flowers and the genotype pp. What is the probability that the offspring of these plants will have white flowers?
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100%
100%
50%
50%
75%
75%
25%
1 answer
The probability that the offspring will have white flowers is 50%.