Mendel crossed yellow-seeded and green-seeded pea plants and then allowed the offspring to self-pollinate to produce an F2 generation. The results were as follows: 6022 yellow and 2001 green (8023 total). The allele for green seeds has what relationship to the allele for yellow seeds?

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The allele for green seeds is recessive to the allele for yellow seeds, as in the F2 generation 1/4th of the offspring with the genotype for green seeds (yy) are expressed phenotypically, while the other 3/4th have the dominant yellow-seeded phenotype.

Mendel Crossed Yellow-Seeded and Green-Seeded Pea Plants and Then Allowed