A heterozygous plant is crossed with a short plant. What are the genotypes of the offpsring and how often do they occur

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anonymous · Answer

I know the genotypes are Tt and tt but I don't understand what they mean by how often do they occur

anonymous · Answer

The question is asking about the chances of offspring produce which is two of Tt and two of tt so the chance is 50:50 that is 1:1

thomaster · Answer

Heterozygous = 2 different alleles
Homozygous = 2 of the same alleles.

The short plant is usually heterozygous for the recessive trait (short), which is indicated with a lowercase letter (t)
So the genotype of the short plant is tt

Heterozygous for 1 trait means 2 different alleles, 1 dominant (uppercase letter) and 1 recessive allele (Tt).

To find out what the offspring is, you draw a punnett square.
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So the 2 different genotypes of the offspring are Tt and tt, which occur equally. So a 1:1 ratio.