Mendel's Early Experiments Challenged the Central Premise Upon Which Previous

question 134

Multiple Choice

Mendel's early experiments challenged the central premise upon which previous ideas about inheritance had rested.This was the premise that

• A) there is only one gene for each trait.
• B) there are two genes for each trait.
• C) offspring can inherit only those traits that are displayed by their parents.
• D) white seeds are dominant.
• E) some traits are dominant and some are recessive.

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