In peas,the yellow allele is dominant over the green allele.If a plant with yellow peas is crossed to a plant with green peas,the resulting plants are 50% yellow and 50% green.What is the genotype of the parents in this cross?

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If the resulting plants are 50% yellow and 50% green, it means that both parents must have been heterozygous (Yy) for the yellow allele and the green allele. The only option with one parent being heterozygous (Yy) and the other being homozygous recessive (yy) is option C, Yy x yy.

In Peas,the Yellow Allele Is Dominant Over the Green Allele