A cross between a tall plant (TT) and short plant (tt) resulted in progeny that were all tall plants because:

Shortness is the dominant trait

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Tallness is the recessive trait

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Tallness is the dominant trait

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Shortness is not a trait of plants

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The correct option is C Tallness is the dominant trait
Tallness is the dominant trait

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Q. A cross between a tall plant (TT) and short plant (tt) resulted in progeny that were all tall plants because :
(a) tallness is the dominant trait
(b) shortness is the dominant trait
(c) tallness is the recessive trait
(d) height of plant is not governed by gene T or t

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A cross between a tall plant (TT) and short pea plant (tt) resulted in progeny that were all tall plants because

(a) tallness is the dominant trait
(b) shortness is the dominant trait
(c) tallness is the recessive trait
(d) height of pea plant is not governed by gene ‘T’ or ‘t’

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I) TT, TT
II) TT, Tt
III) Tt, tt
IV) Tt, Tt

Q. A tall plant (TT) is crossed with a dwarf plant (tt). All

F_{1}

plants showed tall phenotype. Which of the following correctly defines a test cross?

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A cross between a tall plant (TT) and short plant (tt) resulted in progeny that were all tall plants because:

The correct option is C Tallness is the dominant traitTallness is the dominant trait

The correct option is C Tallness is the dominant trait
Tallness is the dominant trait