Crossing spherical-seeded pea plants with dented-seeded pea plants resulted in progeny that all had spherical seeds. This indicates that the dented seed trait is:

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The fact that all progeny had spherical seeds indicates that the dented seed trait did not appear in the offspring. This would only occur if the dented seed trait was recessive and both parents were heterozygous for the trait (i.e. had one dominant and one recessive allele each).

Crossing Spherical-Seeded Pea Plants with Dented-Seeded Pea Plants Resulted in Progeny