A purebred plant that produces yellow seeds is crossed with a purebred plant that produces green seeds. The seeds of all of the offspring are yellow. Why?
A)The yellow allele is recessive to the green allele.
B)All of the offspring are homozygous yellow.
C)The yellow allele is dominant to the green allele.
D)The alleles are codominant.

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The yellow allele is dominant to the green allele, which is why all offspring have yellow seeds despite one parent having green seeds.

A Purebred Plant That Produces Yellow Seeds Is Crossed with a Purebred