Mendel Performed Reciprocal Crosses in Which He Used Pollen from a White-Flowered

question 16

Multiple Choice

Mendel performed reciprocal crosses in which he used pollen from a white-flowered plant to fertilize a purple-flowered plant and pollen from a purple-flowered plant to fertilize a white-flowered plant.What did these reciprocal crosses demonstrate?

• A)The reciprocal crosses demonstrated that each parent made an unequal contribution to the offspring.
• B)The reciprocal crosses demonstrated that each parent made an equal contribution to the offspring.
• C)The reciprocal crosses demonstrated that each parent could made an equal contribution to the offspring,but this did not always occur.

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