How do mendel experiment shows that traits are inherited?
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Explanation:
Mendel conducted experiment with 14 traits of pea plants and found that the F1 generation had either one of the character of the parent and in F2 generations the offspring showed both parental characters.
For example he chose stem height and the traits used were tall and dwarf. The tall is dominant whereas the dwarf is recessive.
When both of it were crossed:
Parents: TT (Tall) X tt (dwarf)
F1 generation:
Tt (Tall)
Tt (Tall)
Tt (Tall)
Tt (Tall)
When F1 generation was self-pollinated it showed: Tt X Tt
F2 generations:
TT (Tall)
tT (Tall)
TT (Tall)
Tt (Dwarf)
Answer:
In a dihybrid cross, Mendel selected two pairs of contrasting characters and they were crossed. The resultant cross showed the segregation of the traits of both the parents which indicated that the traits were inherited independently.
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