Which of the Following Statements About Mendel's Experiments Is FALSE

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Mendel's experiments is FALSE?

• A)The pea plants could undergo both cross-fertilization and self-fertilization.
• B)The true-breeding strains were homozygous for the traits that Mendel examined.
• C)The egg can carry either the allele from the maternal or the paternal chromosome.
• D)All traits that Mendel studied were recessive.

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