In pea plants, since the allele for purple flowers (P) is dominant over the allele for white flowers (p), we can make some conclusions about the phenotypes and genotypes:
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Phenotypes:
- Plants that have at least one dominant allele (P) will display the purple flower phenotype. This means that both homozygous dominant (PP) and heterozygous (Pp) plants will have purple flowers.
- Only plants that are homozygous recessive (pp) will display the white flower phenotype.
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Genotypes:
- The genotypes of pea plants can be categorized as:
- Homozygous Dominant (PP): These plants will have purple flowers.
- Heterozygous (Pp): These plants will also have purple flowers.
- Homozygous Recessive (pp): These plants will exhibit white flowers.
- The genotypes of pea plants can be categorized as:
In summary, any plant with at least one P allele will have purple flowers, while only the plants with the genotype pp will have white flowers.