Question

what color(s) of flowers does a pea plant have if it inherits one factor for violet flowers and one factor for white flowers? a light purple b white c both violet and white d violet

Explanation:

According to Mendel's laws of inheritance, in pea plants, the allele for violet flowers (let's assume \(V\)) is dominant over the allele for white flowers (let's assume \(v\)). When a plant has one dominant allele (\(V\)) and one recessive allele (\(v\)) (heterozygous condition \(Vv\)), the dominant trait (violet color) is expressed. The recessive trait (white color) is only expressed when there are two recessive alleles (\(vv\)). There is no blending (light - purple is not a result in Mendelian dominant - recessive inheritance for pea flower color) and the plant does not show both colors simultaneously in the context of simple Mendelian dominance.

Answer:

d. violet