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Principles Of Inheritance And Variation

Question
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How many pairs of contrasting characters in pea pod were chosen by Mendel?

  • 3

  • 5

  • 7

  • 9

Solution

A.

3

The number of characters studied by Mendel was seven which are present on four chromosomes.

Characters Dominant Recessive
Stem height Tall Dwarf
Flower colour Violet White
Pod position Axial Terminal
Pod shape Inflated Constricted
Pod colour Green  Yellow
Seed shape Round Wrinkled
Seed colour Yellow Green

Three contrasting characters with respect to pea pod are (i) pod shape, (ii) pod colour, (iii) pod position.