How do Mendel's experiments show that the traits are inherited independently ? Explain.
How do Mendel's experiments show that the traits are inherited independently ? Explain.
Solution
Mendel crossed two pea plants with two different visible contrasting characteristics such as plant with round and green seeds, with plant with wrinkled, yellow seeds. In F1 progeny all obtained plants have round and yellow seeds which are dominant characters.
F1 progeny is self-pollinated to produce F2 progeny and the plant produced in F2 progeny showed new combination such as plant with round and yellow seeds or plant with wrinkled and green seeds which were not present in parent generation or F1 progeny.
The ratio obtained was 9 round yellow, 3 round green, 3 wrinkled yellow, 1 wrinkled green. Thus, traits are independently inherited.
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