4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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Among the following characters, which one was not considered by Mendel in his experiments on pea ?

A

Trichomes-­Glandular or non­-glandular

B

Seed­-Green or yellow

C

Pod­-Inflated or constricted

D

Stem­-Tall or dwarf

(NEET-2017)

Solution

(a) : Mendel considered the following characters of pea in his experiments :

  Character Dominant Recessive
$1$ Seed shape Round $(R)$ Wrinkled $(r)$
$2$ Seed cotyledon colour Yellow $(Y)$ Green $(y)$
$3$ Flower colour Violet $(V)$ White $(v)$
$4$ Pod shape Inflated $(I)$ Constricted $(i)$
$5$ Pod colour Green $(G)$ Yellow $(g)$
$6$ Flower position Axial $(A)$ Terminal $(a)$
$7$ Stem height Tall $(T)$ Dwarf $(t)$

 

Standard 12
Biology

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