What defines a true-breeding line in genetics, as used by Mendel in his experiments?

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Plants that show consistent, stable trait inheritance after several generations of self- pollination.

Plants that produce hybrids when cross-pollinated with different varieties.

Plants that spontaneously mutate every generation.

Plants that exhibit varied traits after several generations of cross-pollination.

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Mendel conducted such artificial pollination/cross pollination experiments using several true-breeding pea lines. A truebreeding line is one that, having undergone continuous self-pollination, shows the stable trait inheritance and expression for several generations.

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