In pea plants, the allele for tall height, T, is dominant over the allele for short height, t. A pea plant has two different alleles for height. Which statement about the pea plant is correct?(1 point)

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The phenotype for height is tall, and the genotype is Tt.
The phenotype for height is tall, and the genotype is Tt.

The phenotype for height is short, and the genotype is Tt.
The phenotype for height is short, and the genotype is T t .

The phenotype for height is tall, and the genotype is TT.
The phenotype for height is tall, and the genotype is TT .

The phenotype for height is short, and the genotype is tt.

Answer 1

The correct statement about the pea plant with two different alleles for height is:

The phenotype for height is tall, and the genotype is Tt.

Since T (tall) is dominant over t (short), the presence of one dominant allele (T) means that the plant will exhibit the tall phenotype even though it has one recessive allele (t).