The observation that hybrid offspring of true breeding purple and white flowered plants are purple in color can be explained by the
A)dominance of the purple color.
B)blending of parental characters.
C)law of independent segregation.
D)dominance of the white color.
E)A and D

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This observation can be explained by the principle of dominance, which states that when two different alleles for the same trait are present, one allele will be expressed over the other. In this case, the purple color allele is dominant over the white color allele, so the hybrid offspring will express the purple color.

The Observation That Hybrid Offspring of True Breeding Purple and White