Question

there are two different alleles for flower color, p and p. the image shows a white sweet pea with a genotype of pp. what can you surmise from the labeled image? the genotype is heterozygous. white petal color is a recessive trait. white petal color is a dominant trait. the phenotype is heterozygous.

Explanation:

To determine the correct statement, we analyze the given information: the flower has genotype \( pp \) (homozygous recessive) and is white. If white were dominant, a homozygous recessive genotype (\( pp \)) would not express the white phenotype (since dominant traits are expressed in \( PP \) or \( Pp \)). But since \( pp \) shows white, white must be the recessive trait (as recessive traits are expressed only in homozygous recessive genotypes). The genotype \( pp \) is homozygous, not heterozygous, so the correct statement is "White petal color is a recessive trait."

Answer:

White petal color is a recessive trait.