Mendel Founpea Plants Expressing a Recessivtrait

question 87

Multiple Choice

Mendel founpea plants expressing a recessivtrait

• A)were pure-breeding.
• B)appeared only in the first generation of a cross between two pure-breeding plants expressing contrasting forms of a trait.
• C)disappeared after the second generation.
• D)could be produced only if one of the parents expressed the recessive trait.
• E)were not characteristic of any of these.

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