Wrinkled seed plant is:
Correct answer: C. Always homozygous recessive
- A. Always heterozygous recessive
- B. Always heterozygous dominant
- C. Always homozygous recessive
- D. Always homozygous dominant
Explanation
Wrinkled shape in pea seed is a recessive trait having single genotype rr (homozygous recessive) as recessive can't be heterozygous
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