Which of the following is a recessive trait for a character choosen by Mendel in garden pea?

1. Violet flower color

2. Yellow pod color

3. Axial flower position

4. Tall stem height

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In his classic experiments on pea plants, Mendel did not use

1. seed colour

2. pod length

3. seed shape

4. flower position

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How many pairs of contrasting characters in pea plants were studied by Mendel in his experiments?

(1) Five

(2) Six

(3) Eight

(4) Seven

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Which one from those given below is the period of Mendel's hybridisation experiments?

(1) 1856 - 1863

(2) 1840 - 1850

(3) 1857 - 1869

(4) 1870 - 1877

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Among the following characters, which one was not considered by Mendel in his experiments on pea?

1. Stem - Tall or Dwarf

2. Trichomes - Glandular or Non-glandular

3. Seed - Green or Yellow

4. Pod - Inflated or Constricted

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How many genome types are present in a typical green plants cell?

(1) More than Five

(2) More than Ten

(3) Two

(4) Three

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For how many years Gregor Mendel conducted hybridisation experiments on garden peas?

(1) 5

(2) 7

(3) 14

(4) 34

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How many true breeding pea plant varieties had been selected by Mendel?

(1) 1

(2) 7

(3) 14

(4) 16

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Which of the following does not contribute to Mendel’s success?

1. Large sampling size

2. Statistical analysis

3. Performed experiments on single variety of pea

4. Performed experiments on successive generations

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What was the most significant conclusion that Gregor Mendel drew from his experiments with pea plants?

1. There is considerable genetic variation in garden peas.

2. Traits are inherited in discrete units, and are not the results of ʺblending.ʺ

3. Genes are composed of DNA.

4. An organism that is homozygous for many recessive traits is at a disadvantage.

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