How are the plant height genotypes TT and Tt similar?(1 point)
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Both are examples of heterozygous genotypes.
Both are examples of heterozygous genotypes.
Both are examples of homozygous genotypes.
Both are examples of homozygous genotypes.
Both are expressed as a tall phenotype.
Both are expressed as a tall phenotype.
Both are expressed as a short phenotype.
Both are expressed as a tall phenotype.
Both are expressed as a tall phenotype.
To determine how the plant height genotypes "TT" and "Tt" are similar, we need to understand the concepts of genotype and phenotype.
Genotype refers to the genetic makeup of an organism, specifically the combination of alleles it possesses. In this case, the alleles for plant height are represented by the letters "T" and "t", where "T" represents the allele for tall height and "t" represents the allele for short height.
One similarity between "TT" and "Tt" is that both are examples of heterozygous genotypes. Heterozygous means that an organism has two different alleles for a particular trait, one inherited from each parent. In this case, "Tt" is heterozygous because it has one allele for tall height (T) and one allele for short height (t).
Another similarity is that both "TT" and "Tt" are expressed as a tall phenotype. Phenotype refers to the observable traits or characteristics of an organism that are determined by its genotype. Since "T" represents the allele for tall height, any genotype that contains at least one "T" allele will exhibit the tall phenotype. Therefore, both "TT" and "Tt" will have the tall phenotype.
In summary, the similarities between the "TT" and "Tt" genotypes are that both are examples of heterozygous genotypes and both are expressed as a tall phenotype.