P indicates the allele for hairy stems and p indicates the allele for smooth stems. Which statement about the offspring is correct? p p P p A. 50% will be heterozygous, 25% will be homozygous dominant, and 25% will be homozygous recessive. B. 50% will be heterozygous, 0% will be homozygous dominant, and 50% will be homozygous recessive. C. 75% will be heterozygous, 25% will be homozygous dominant, and 0% will be homozygous recessive. D. 0% will be heterozygous, 25% will be homozygous dominant, and 75% will be homozygous recessive.

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Gunnar Medina

30 May, 10:17

P indicates the allele for hairy stems and p indicates the allele for smooth stems. Which statement about the offspring is correct? p p P p A. 50% will be heterozygous, 25% will be homozygous dominant, and 25% will be homozygous recessive. B. 50% will be heterozygous, 0% will be homozygous dominant, and 50% will be homozygous recessive. C. 75% will be heterozygous, 25% will be homozygous dominant, and 0% will be homozygous recessive. D. 0% will be heterozygous, 25% will be homozygous dominant, and 75% will be homozygous recessive.

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Angela Stein · Answer 1

You can only get p from one parent, and 50% chance get p, 50% chance get P from the other parent. So the offspring is 50% chance pp and 50% chance Pp. Thus the answer is B.