Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 172

Question: How many pairs of contrasting characters in pea pod were chosen by Mendel [MP PMT 1994, 97; BVP 2003]

Options:

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) 7

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Mendel in his experiment considered total 7 characters (3 characters of seed i.e., seed shape, seed colour, cotyledon colour, 2 characters of pod i.e., pod shape and pod colour and 2 characters of plant i.e., plant height and position of pods on the stem).