Question

a purebred purple flowering plant is crossed with a purebred white flowering plant, and they produce offspring that have purple flowers. which is the trait for purple flowers?

• dominant
• recessive
• codominant
• blended

Explanation:

In genetics, a dominant trait is expressed in the offspring when at least one dominant allele is present. Here, purebred purple (homozygous dominant) crossed with purebred white (homozygous recessive) produces offspring with purple flowers, meaning purple is expressed over white, so it's dominant. Recessive traits are masked (white would be recessive here), codominant shows both traits, and blended (incomplete dominance) shows an intermediate trait, neither of which fits.

Answer:

A. dominant