A tall, heterozygous pea plant is crossed with another tall, heterozygous pea plant. What is the probability that an offspring will be a short plant?(1 point)
Responses
25%
25%
50%
50%
75%
75%
0%
The probability that an offspring will be a short plant can be determined using a Punnett square. Letting "T" represent the allele for tall plants and "t" represent the allele for short plants, the possible genotypes of the offspring are as follows:
TT (tall)
Tt (tall)
Tt (tall)
tt (short)
Out of the four possible genotypes, only one results in a short plant (tt). Therefore, the probability of an offspring being short is 1 out of 4, or 1/4, which is equivalent to 25%.