Mendel crossed yellow-seeded and green-seeded pea plants and then allowed the offspring to self-pollinate to produce an F2 generation. The results were as follows: 6022 yellow and 2001 green (8023 total). The allele for green seeds has what relationship to the allele for yellow seeds?A) dominantB) incomplete dominantC) recessiveD) codominant

The answer is C "recessive".

Explanation:

A dominant gene dominates during cross breeding while a recessive gene recedes to a lower level. Thus as the yellow-seeded pea were produced in larger numbers during cross pollination, then it means that the allele of the yellow seeded pea is dominant while that of the green-seeded pea is recessive having lower number of offspring.

The correct answer to the question is option C

RECESSIVE

Explanation: A dominant allele is a variation of a gene that when cross-matched will produce a certain phenotype, even in the presence of other alleles. A dominant allele typically encodes for a functioning protein.

When a dominant allele is completely dominant over another allele, the other allele is known as recessive.

This is seen in the case of the green-seeded pea plants and the yellow- seeded pea plants which is evident by their numbers after the cross-matching which are 6022 yellow and 2001 green respctively.

If the alleles are different, the dominant allele will be expressed, while the effect of the other allele, called recessive, is masked.

A dominant allele will mask a recessive allele, if present. A dominant allele is denoted by a capital letter (A versus a). Since each parent provides one allele, the possible combinations are: AA, Aa, and aa.