Question

in a group of pea plants, some individuals have yellow peas and others have green peas. in this group, the gene for the pea color trait has two alleles. the allele $e$ is for yellow peas, and the allele $e$ is for green peas.
a certain pea plant from this group has yellow peas. this plant has two alleles for yellow peas.
based on this information, click the blue words to correct any errors in the text.
this pea plants phenotype for the pea color gene is $ee$.
this pea plant is homozygous for the pea color gene.
this pea plants phenotype for the pea color trait is green peas.

Explanation:

1. Phenotype refers to the observable trait (yellow peas here), while genotype is the genetic makeup (EE). So "phenotype" in the first sentence is incorrect, and "EE" is the genotype, not phenotype.
2. The plant has two identical alleles (E) for yellow peas, so it is homozygous, this statement is correct.
3. The plant has yellow peas, so its phenotype is yellow peas, not green peas.

Answer:

1. Correct first sentence: This pea plant's genotype for the pea color gene is EE.
2. Second sentence (no correction needed): This pea plant is homozygous for the pea color gene.
3. Correct third sentence: This pea plant's phenotype for the pea color trait is yellow peas.