Question

Mendel studied "factors" that allowed for physical characteristics, which can have alternate versions, to be passed onto offspring. What are these factors called?

a.plants
b.traits
c.alleles
d.phenotypes

Answer 1

b) traits

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Answer 2

c. alleles

Explanation:

• Inheritance of traits from pea plants was researched by Gregor Mendel. He suggested a model where pairs of genes, defined characteristics or "heritable elements."
• Genes or alleles come in different forms. A dominant allele hides a recessive allele and defines the appearance of the organism.
• In the Mendel model, parents transfer "heritage factors," which we call the genes that decide the characteristics of their offspring. Each person has two copies of a specific gene, such as the color seed gene (Y gene),
• If these copies represent different versions, or alleles, of the gene, one allele, the dominant one can conceal the other allele which is the recessive one. .