Question

when mendel crossed purebred purple flowering plants (pp) with purebred white flowering plants (pp), what were the flower colors of the resulting offspring?
25 percent white and 75 percent purple
50 percent white and 50 percent purple
100 percent purple
100 percent white

Explanation:

When Mendel crossed purebred purple (PP) with purebred white (pp) plants, using the principles of Mendelian genetics (dominant - recessive traits), the \(P\) (purple) is dominant. The cross \(PP\times pp\) gives all \(Pp\) offspring. Since \(P\) (purple) is dominant over \(p\) (white), all \(Pp\) individuals will show the dominant trait (purple).

Answer:

100 percent purple