If a pea plant has a recessive allele for yellow peas it wil

If a pea plant has a recessive allele for yellow peas, it will produce

A. green peas if it also has a dominant allele for yellow peas.

B. both green peas and yellow peas if it also has a dominant allele for yellow peas.

C. green peas if it does not also have a dominant allele for yellow peas.

D. yellow peas if it does not also have a dominant allele for green peas.

Solution

Answer:

D. yellow peas if it does not also have a dominant allele for green peas.

Explanation:

Green = GG or Gg

Yellow = gg

If a pea plant has a recessive allele for yellow peas, it will produce yellow peas if it does not also have a dominant allele for green peas. The genotype is gg and produces yellow phenotype.