In a pea plant that is heterozygous for seed color, what proportion of gametes will carry the recessive allele?

Name: In a pea plant that is heterozygous for seed color, what proportion of gametes will carry the recessive allele?
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A heterozygous pea plant has one dominant allele and one recessive allele. During gamete formation, each gamete receives one of these alleles, so half (1/2) of the gametes will carry the recessive allele.

In a Pea Plant That Is Heterozygous for Seed Color