When Mendel Crossed a True-Breeding Tall with a True-Breeding Dwarf

question 14

Multiple Choice

When Mendel crossed a true-breeding tall with a true-breeding dwarf plant,all of the F₁ generation was tall.Therefore we may conclude that the allele for dwarfism in the pea plant is:

• A)recessive
• B)codominant
• C)dominant
• D)intermediate in expression

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