Principle of Inheritance and VariationHard
Question
Which one of the following traits of garden pea studied by Mendel was a recessive feature?
Options
A.Green pod colour
B.Round seed shape
C.Axial flower position
D.Green seed colour
Solution
Whan a pair of contrasting characters are crossed together then F1 generation has only one typeof character, This expressed character is known as dominant character while the character as which could not express in F1 generation is known as recessive character. In pea plants, tallness, round seed, yellow seed, purple flowergreen pod, inflated pod and axial flower are dominatt over dwarfness, wrinkled seed, green seed, whit flower, yellow pod, constricted pod and terminal flowrespectively.
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