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What is the genotype of a green pea plant with alleles Gg?

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The genotype is heterozygous.

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What is the genotype of a yellow pea plant with alleles gg?

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The genotype is homozygous recessive.

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What percentage of offspring will be heterozygous when a Gg plant is crossed with a gg plant?

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50% of the offspring will be heterozygous.

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What does it mean if an organism is homozygous?

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It means the organism has two identical alleles for a trait.

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What does it mean if an organism is heterozygous?

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It means the organism has two different alleles for a trait.

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What is represented by a lowercase letter in genetics?

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A lowercase letter represents a recessive allele.

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What is represented by an uppercase letter in genetics?

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An uppercase letter represents a dominant allele.

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What is the genotype of an organism with alleles Bb?

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The genotype is heterozygous.

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What is the genotype of an organism with alleles ff?

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The genotype is homozygous recessive.

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What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

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Dominant alleles mask the effect of recessive alleles.