Question

1. what is the dominant shape of a pea pod? how do you know?

1. what symbol represents the recessive allele for pod color?

Explanation:

For question 10, in Mendelian genetics, when considering pea pod shape, the dominant shape is the inflated shape. This is known from Mendel's experiments where when he crossed pure - breeding plants with different pod shapes (inflated and constricted), the F1 generation all showed the inflated shape. For question 11, in the standard notation for pea pod color (where green is dominant and yellow is recessive), the symbol for the recessive allele (yellow) is \( y \).

Answer:

1. The dominant shape of a pea pod is the inflated shape. Mendel's cross - breeding experiments (e.g., pure - breeding inflated \( \times \) pure - breeding constricted, F1 all inflated) show this.
2. The symbol for the recessive allele for pod color (assuming green is dominant \( Y \) and yellow is recessive) is \( y \).