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Mendel’s Work (About Mendel, Reasons for success, Reasons for selecting pea plant)
Question

Out of 7 contrasting trait pairs selected by Mendel, how many traits were dominant and recessive?

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Solution

Mendel selected 7 dominant traits and 7 recessive traits out of the total 14 traits or 7 opposing pairs of traits. The traits have been tabulated below

CharactersDominant traitsRecessive traits
Seed shapeRoundWrinkled
Seed colourYellowGreen
Flower colourVioletWhite
Pod shapeInflatedConstricted
Pod colourGreenYellow
Flower positionAxialTerminal
Stem heightTallDwarf

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