If an organism shows a recessive phenotype,such as short pea plants,its genotype can be
A)either TT or Tt.
B)either Tt or tt.
C)only TT.
D)only tt.
E)TT,Tt,or tt.

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A recessive phenotype can only be expressed if an individual is homozygous recessive, meaning it has two copies of the recessive allele. Therefore, the genotype must be tt in order to show the short pea plant phenotype.

If an Organism Shows a Recessive Phenotype,such as Short Pea