Which cross will produce only heterozygous offspring?Aa × aaAA × AaAa × AaAA × aa
Question
Which cross will produce only heterozygous offspring?
Aa × aa
AA × Aa
Aa × Aa
AA × aa
Solution
The cross that will produce only heterozygous offspring is AA × aa.
Here's the step by step explanation:
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AA represents a homozygous dominant individual, meaning both alleles for a particular trait are the same and dominant (A).
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aa represents a homozygous recessive individual, meaning both alleles for a particular trait are the same and recessive (a).
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When these two individuals cross, the only possible combination for the offspring is Aa, which is heterozygous (meaning the two alleles for a particular trait are different).
So, all offspring from this cross will be heterozygous (Aa).
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