Mendel Postulated That Individuals Have Genetic Elements That Exist in Pairs,which

question 71

Multiple Choice

Mendel postulated that individuals have genetic elements that exist in pairs,which determine a single phenotype.What do we now know these pairs of elements to be?

• A)two haploid sets of chromosomes
• B)two alleles of a gene on homologous chromosomes
• C)pairs of sister chromatids
• D)pairs of centromeres
• E)a sperm and an egg

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