A Pear Plant with the Genotype Aa Can Produce Gametes

Question

A pear plant with the genotype Aa can produce gametes containing
A) either A or Aa.
B) only the dominant A.
C) only the recessive a.
D) either A or a.
E) either AA, Aa, or aa.

Accepted Answer

During gamete formation in a plant with the genotype Aa, meiosis results in the segregation of the A and a alleles into separate gametes, thus a gamete can contain either A or a.