To identify the genotype of yellow seeded pea plants as either homozygous dominant (YY) or heterozygous (Yy), you could do a test cross. If 50% of the offspring are yellow-seeded and 50% are green what is the genotype of the parents? A)Yy and Yy B)Yy and yy C)YY and Yy D)yy and yy E) YY and yy

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To identify the genotype of yellow seeded pea plants as either homozygous dominant (YY) or heterozygous (Yy), you could do a test cross. If 50% of the offspring are yellow-seeded and 50% are green what is the genotype of the parents?

A)Yy and Yy
B)Yy and yy
C)YY and Yy
D)yy and yy
E) YY and yy

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