When Mendel Proposed the Law of Segregation,which of the Following

question 43

Multiple Choice

When Mendel proposed the law of segregation,which of the following pieces of information did he NOT have?

• A) data on the outcomes of crossing two true-breeding pea plants
• B) ratios to predict the outcome of crossing two heterozygous pea plants
• C) a prediction for how a single trait is inherited
• D) knowledge of the location of the alleles for flower color

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