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A cross between a tall plant (TT) and short pea plant (tt) resulted in progeny that were all tall plants because

A

tallness is the dominant trait.

B

shortness is the dominant trait.

C

tallness is the recessive trait.

D

height of pea plant is not governed by gene 'T or 't'.

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The correct Answer is:
A
This is a case of monohybrid cross, in which all the progenies in the `F_(1)` generation show dominant character. Hence, tallness is the dominant trait.
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