Which of the Following Does NOT Describe Mendel's Research and Proposed

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT describe Mendel's research and proposed Model of Inheritance?

• A) Each individual has two sets of factors, one of each pair inherited from the mother and one from the father.
• B) Hybrid offspring with intermediate characteristics were not extensively studied.
• C) Factors may be expressed, hidden in a given generation or lost.
• D) Observations were limited to traits that are governed by two alleles.
• E) Because of meiosis, which was discovered after Mendel's time, each parent passes one set of factors to each offspring.

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Vesicles

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ER

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Chromatin

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Cristae

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