How many true breeding pea plant varieties did Mendel select as pairs, which were similar except in one…

How many true breeding pea plant varieties did Mendel select as pairs, which were similar except in one character with contrasting traits?
  1. 2
  2. 14
  3. 8
  4. 4

Solution

Mendel selected 14 true-breeding pea plant varieties, as pairs that were similar except for one character with contrasting traits. It means, Mendel selected 7 characters in the pea plant for carrying out hybridization experiments.

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