When Mendel Crossed True-Breeding Tall and Short Parental Plants

question 50

Multiple Choice

When Mendel crossed true-breeding tall and short parental plants,

• A)all the offspring were tall.
• B)half the offspring were tall, the other half were short.
• C)all the offspring were short.
• D)the offspring were intermediate in height relative to the two parent plants.
• E)about 90 percent were tall, but the rest were short.

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