In corn, purple kernels (P) are dominant to yellow kernels (p). You have a plant with an unknown genotype that has a phenotype of purple kernels. You perform a testcross and find that all of the offspring are purple.
The layout of the solar system, including the Oort Cloud, on a logarithmic scale. Credit: NASA. In the furthest reaches of the Solar System is the Oort Cloud; a theorized cloud of icy objects that could orbit the Sun to a distance of 100,000 astronomical units, or 1.87 light-years away.
How Old is the Solar System? How old is the Solar System? That is a question that cuts to the heart of it all. By studying several things, mostly meteorites, and using radioactive dating techniques, specifically looking at daughter isotopes, scientists have determined that the Solar System is 4.6 billion years old.