In Mendel's peas, an individual that is heterozygous for seed color:
A)has only one kind of allele for seed color.
B)has two different alleles for seed color.
C)will express the dominant allele.
D)will express the recessive allele.
E)has two different alleles for seed color and will express the dominant allele.

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Heterozygous individuals have two different alleles for a given gene. In Mendel's peas, the dominant allele determines the phenotype, so a heterozygous individual will express the dominant trait for seed color.

In Mendel's Peas, an Individual That Is Heterozygous for Seed