Use the table to answer the question.
Plant A Plant B Plant C
tt TT Tt
The table shows the genotypes of three pea plants for the allele for height. Which prediction about the three plants is the most reasonable?
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Responses
Plant A and Plant C will have similar heights.
Plant A and Plant C will have similar heights.
Plant B and Plant C will have similar heights.
Plant B and Plant C will have similar heights.
Plant C will be the shortest.
Plant C will be the shortest.
Plant A will be the tallest.
Based on the table, the most reasonable prediction is that Plant A will be the tallest.
The most reasonable prediction based on the given table is that Plant A and Plant C will have similar heights.
To answer the question, we need to look at the genotypes of the plants for the allele for height. In the given table, we have three plants identified as Plant A, Plant B, and Plant C. The genotypes are indicated as tt, TT, and Tt for each plant.
The allele for height can be either tall (T) or short (t). Capital letters (T) represent the dominant allele, while lowercase letters (t) represent the recessive allele.
Looking at the genotypes, we see that Plant A is tt, Plant B is TT, and Plant C is Tt.
Since Plant A has the genotype tt, it means that it only has two recessive alleles for height. Therefore, it is more likely to be shorter in height.
On the other hand, both Plant B and Plant C have at least one dominant allele for height (T). This dominant allele will contribute to the plant's height, and Plant B has two dominant alleles (TT) while Plant C has one dominant allele (Tt).
Based on this information, it is most reasonable to predict that Plant A will be the shortest, while Plant B and Plant C, with at least one dominant allele, will have similar heights. Therefore, the correct answer is "Plant A will be the tallest."