Question

In pea plants the allele for tall plants in dominant to the allele for short plants, and the allele for purple flower colour is dominant to the allele for white flower colour. What is the genotype of a short plant produced from a cross between a true-breeding purple flowered pea plant and a true-breeding white flowered pea plant? *
1.TTPP
2.ttpp
3.ttPP
4.ttPp
5.TtPp

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is - 4. ttPp

Explanation:

Given - tall is dominant over short pea plant

let assume T is dominant and t is short which is recessive

Similarly, P for dominant purple flower and p for white flower

The offspring has a short plant which means it has both t allele or recessive allele for the height of a plant by the cross of a true-breeding purple and true-breeding white:

    P   P

p   Pp Pp

p   Pp Pp

This means the offspring would have a heterozygous case for the genotype of the flower of the pea plant

Thus, the correct answer is ttPp