The statement describes the law of dominance and recessive. This principle states that when two different alleles are present for a trait, one allele (the dominant one) can mask the expression of the other allele (the recessive one). In your example, the allele for green peas covers up the allele for yellow peas, indicating that green is the dominant trait.
Which one of Mendel's principles does the following statement describe?
in pea plants, when the allel for the green peas is present at the same time as the allele of yellow peas, then the allel of green peas will cover up the allele for yellow peas.
law of segregation
law of independent assortment
law of unit factors in pairs
law of dominance and recessive
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