Mendel determined that tall pea plants were dominant to short pea plants. Cross a homozygous short pea plant with a heterozygous tall pea plant. Which of the following is the phenotypic ratio of the offspring?

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The homozygous short pea plant (tt) crossed with a heterozygous tall pea plant (Tt) would produce offspring with a 1:1 phenotypic ratio of tall to short plants. Half of the offspring would inherit the T allele from the heterozygous parent and the t allele from the homozygous parent, resulting in the tall phenotype (Tt). The other half would inherit the t allele from both parents, resulting in the short phenotype (tt).

Mendel Determined That Tall Pea Plants Were Dominant to Short