Two pure- breeding mutant plants produce white flowers. When they are crossed, all of the progeny have wild- type purple flowers. What does this genetic complementation tell you?
A) The genes are part of two distinct biosynthetic pathways.
B) The allele is pleiotropic.
C) The allele exhibits incomplete dominance.
D) More than one gene is involved in determining the phenotype.
E) The two lines exhibit different mutations in the same gene.

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This genetic complementation indicates that more than one gene is involved in determining the phenotype, as the two mutant plants have mutations in different genes that complement each other to produce the wild-type phenotype in the progeny.

Two Pure- Breeding Mutant Plants Produce White Flowers