Question

Why is a plant with genotype Tt referred to as heterozygous? [HOTS]

Answer 1

Answer: because it has two different allele.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

A GENE WHICH CODE FOR A PAIR OF CONTRASTING TRAIT ARE KNOWN AS ALLELE. HERE BOTH THE GENE "T AND "t" REPRESENTS HEIGHT BUT "T"  IS THE DOMINANT GENE THAT IS IT EXPRESSES TALLNESS AS THE CHARACTER. WHEREAS "t" IS THE RECESSIVE GENE WHICH EXPESSES DWARFNESS AS THE CHARACTER . HERE BOTH THESE REPRESENT  A COMMON TRAIT HEIGHT BUT ARE CONTRASTING EACH OTHER . WHEN THEY COME TOGETHER DOMINANT GENE GETS EXPRESSED . SINCE THEY ARE CONTRASTING THEY ARE CALLED HETEROGENOUS[ HETERO MEANS DIFFERENT].

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