Statement A: A heritable feature that varies among individuals, such as flower color, is called a character.
Statement B: Each variant for a character, such as purple or white color for flowers, is called a trait.
A heritable feature that varies among individuals, such as flower colour, is called a character. Each variant for a character, such as purple or white colour for flowers, is called a trait.
Pea plant contain several detectable contrasting traits. This was one of the main reasons for Mendel to select pea plant for his hybridization studies.