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T T PARENT
P
A
t Tt Tt
R
E
N
T t Tt Tt
KEY:
OFFSPRING T = Tall
t = short
Background
1st parent: TT
Tall
Phenotype?_________ T T
2nd parent: tt
Short
Phenotype?_________
Tt
Offspring: ____ t Tt Tt
All Tall
Phenotype?_______
t Tt Tt
TT x tt
KEY:
One parent dominant homozygous, T = Tall
other parent recessive homozygous. t = short
New Terms
Homozygous: having 2 identical alleles for a trait
Heterozygous: having 2 different alleles for a trait
Dominant: the term dominant gene refers to the allele
that causes a phenotype that is seen