Question

How do mendel's experiments show that traits may be dominant or reccessive?

Answer 1

Answer:

mendel selected homozygotic or pure breeds of pisum sativum a tall one and a short one . when he crossed  a pure line tall plant and a pureline dwarf plant

the f1 generation had onlt tall plants

TT x tt

Tt   Tt   Tt   Tt - f1 generation

when he selfed the f1 generation he was able to find tat dwarf plants came out inspite of both the parents being tall

Tt x Tt

TT Tt Tt tt - f2 generation

tats when he found plants can exhibit both the traits

the one expressed was caled the dominant trait and one not exhibited was called recessive trait !

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