alleryStart learning →A pea plant with the genotype Vv for flower colour is described as:
AHomozygous dominant
BHomozygous recessive
CHemizygous carrier
DHeterozygous form
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Heterozygous form
1. Genes are abbreviated using the first letter of the dominant trait.
2. The genotype of a homozygous dominant violet plant is VV and of a homozygous recessive white plant is vv.
3. A heterozygous pea plant with violet flowers is written Vv.
4. So carrying one of each allele is what heterozygous means.
_Source: OpenStax Biology for AP(R) Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 12 'Mendel's Experiments and Heredity', sections 12.1-12.3_
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