18. In the P generation, a tall plant was crossed with a short plant. No F1 plants were short. Short plants reappeared in the F2 generation because
A.
some of the F2 plants produced gametes that carried the allele for shortness.
B.
the allele for shortness is dominant.
C.
the allele for shortness and the allele for tallness segregated when the F1 plants produced gametes.
D.
they inherited an allele for shortness from one parent and an allele for tallness from the other parent
In the P generation, a tall plant was crossed with a short plant. No F1 plants were short. [ Short plants reappeared in the F2 generation because the allele for shortness and the allele for tallness segregated when the F1 plants produced.
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