Mendel Verified True-Breeding Pea Plants for Certain Traits Before Undertaking

question 60

Multiple Choice

Mendel verified true-breeding pea plants for certain traits before undertaking his experiments. The term "true-breeding" refers to:

• A) genetically pure lines.
• B) organisms that have a high rate of reproduction.
• C) organisms that will produce identical copies of themselves upon reproduction.
• D) organisms that are heterozygous for a given trait.
• E) organisms that are homozygous for all possible traits.

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