• 1. How did Mendal explain that is possible a trait is inherited but not
expressed in an organism.
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Explanation: Mendel crossed a tall pea plant and a short pea plant of different characteristics and are produced progeny from them. The first generation (F₁) plants were all of them were tall. ... This indicates that both the tall and short traits were inherited in the F₁ plants but only the tallness trait was expressed.
When two parents come together, a new generation is produced. One is a dominant trait and the other is a recessive trait. The recessive trait doesn't express itself when the dominant trait is present. So, it is possible that one trait may be inherited but it will not be expressed in the organism.
Yes, it is possible that a trait is inherited but may not be expressed. For example, when pure tall pea plants are crossed with pure dwarf pea plants, only tall pea plants are obtained in F!