In certain plants, the tall trait is dominant to the short trait. If a heterozygous plant is crossed with a homozygous short plant, what is the percentage that the offspring will be short? a. 100% b. 50% c. 25% d. 0%

In certain plants, the tall trait is dominant to the short trait. If a heterozygous plant is crossed with a homozygous short plant, what is the percentage that the offspring will be short? a. 100% b. 50% c. 25% d. 0%

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Concepts of Biology

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Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

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Chapter8: Patterns Of Inheritance

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Problem 15CTQ: Use a Punnett square to predict the offspring in a cross between a dwarf pea plant (homozygous...

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