If Mendel's Crosses Between Spherical-Seeded Tall Plants and Wrinkled-Seeded Short

question 41

Multiple Choice

If Mendel's crosses between spherical-seeded tall plants and wrinkled-seeded short plants had produced many more than ¹/₁₆ wrinkled-seeded short plants in the F₂ generation, he might have concluded that

• A) the spherical seed and tall traits are linked.
• B) the wrinkled seed and short traits are unlinked.
• C) all traits in peas assort independently.
• D) all traits in peas are linked.
• E) None of the above

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