Question

a pea plant exhibits a recessive trait. which statement is most likely true about the plant?
the plant is identical to its parent plant.
the plant has different alleles for the gene that codes for the trait.
the plant has two identical alleles for the gene that codes for the trait.
the plant does not have the same genes for the trait as its parent plant.

Explanation:

In genetics, for a recessive trait to be expressed in an organism (like the pea plant here), the organism must have two copies of the recessive allele (homozygous recessive). If an organism has two different alleles (heterozygous), the dominant allele will mask the recessive one. So, a plant with a recessive trait has two identical alleles for the gene coding the trait.

Answer:

The plant has two identical alleles for the gene that codes for the trait.