A plant can have either brown (B) or red (b) leaves. Brown is the dominant

trait. If a plant has genotype BB, which best describes the plant?

A. Homozygous with red leaves

B. Heterozygous with red leaves

C. Heterozygous with brown leaves

D. Homozygous with brown leaves

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Travis Shepherd

4 September, 14:55

A plant can have either brown (B) or red (b) leaves. Brown is the dominant

trait. If a plant has genotype BB, which best describes the plant?

A. Homozygous with red leaves

B. Heterozygous with red leaves

C. Heterozygous with brown leaves

D. Homozygous with brown leaves

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Noe Ellis · Answer 1

Answer: D. Homozygous with brown leaves

Explanation: Genes that occur in pairs can be homozygous or heterozygous. A homozygous allele is one with the two identical genes, for example BB, bb; while a heterozygous allele is one with two different genes, for example Bb.

A plant can have either brown (B) or red (b) leaves. Brown is the dominanttrait. If a plant has genotype BB, which best describes the plant?A. Homozygous with red leavesB. Heterozygous with red leavesC. Heterozygous with brown leavesD. Homozygous with brown leaves

A plant can have either brown (B) or red (b) leaves. Brown is the dominant

trait. If a plant has genotype BB, which best describes the plant?

A. Homozygous with red leaves

B. Heterozygous with red leaves

C. Heterozygous with brown leaves

D. Homozygous with brown leaves