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Lesson: Chapter 20 — Heredity

20.2. Showing a cross 3 of 5

Question 3

A homozygous tall plant is crossed with a homozygous dwarf one. What are the offspring?

The right answer is the one marked above.

All Tt. The tall parent can only make T gametes and the dwarf parent can only make t gametes, so every offspring gets one of each. Every plant is tall, and every plant carries a hidden t.

This is why crossing two homozygotes gives a uniform F1: neither parent has more than one kind of gamete to offer.

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