Why Did Mendel Continue Some of His Experiments to the F2

question 64

Multiple Choice

Why did Mendel continue some of his experiments to the F2 or F3 generation?

• A) to obtain a larger number of offspring on which to base statistics
• B) to observe whether or not a recessive trait would reappear
• C) to observe whether or not the dominant trait would reappear
• D) to distinguish which alleles were segregating
• E) to be able to describe the frequency of recombination

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