According to Mendel,if a male that is homozygous for the dominant form (PP)of a trait is crossed with a female that is homozygous for the recessive (pp)form of a trait,all offspring will show the ____ form of the trait.
A) sex-linked
B) dominant
C) recessive
D) codominant
E) lethal

Question

According to Mendel,if a male that is homozygous for the dominant form (PP)of a trait is crossed with a female that is homozygous for the recessive (pp)form of a trait,all offspring will show the ____ form of the trait.  
A) sex-linked
B) dominant
C) recessive
D) codominant
E) lethal

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According to Mendel's law of segregation, when two homozygous individuals with contrasting traits are crossed, all the offspring will inherit the dominant trait. Therefore, in the given cross, all the offspring will inherit the dominant form (Pp) of the trait since the male parent is homozygous dominant (PP) and the female parent is homozygous recessive (pp).

According to Mendel,if a Male That Is Homozygous for the Dominant