Question

this passage describes the ground spot color trait in watermelon plants: watermelon plants grow with their fruit resting on the ground. over time, the bottom of each fruit develops a white or yellow spot called a ground spot. in some types of watermelon plants, the color of the ground spot is an inherited trait. in a group of watermelon plants, some individuals have a yellow ground spot and others have a white ground spot. in this group, the gene for the ground spot color trait has two alleles. the allele g is for a yellow ground spot, and the allele g is for a white ground spot. a certain watermelon plant is from this group. this watermelon plants phenotype for the ground spot color trait is a white ground spot. this plants genotype for the ground spot color gene is gg. based on this information, complete the following statement. this watermelon plant is for the ground spot color gene. homozygous heterozygous

Explanation:

The plant has the genotype gg for the ground - spot color gene. Homozygous individuals have two identical alleles for a gene, while heterozygous individuals have two different alleles. Since this plant has two identical g alleles, it is homozygous.

Answer:

homozygous