Question

List any two pairs of visible contrasting characters of garden pea plants used by Mendel for his experiments stating the dominant and recessive characters in each pair.

Answer 1

Mendel used several pairs of contrasting characters in his pea plant experiments.
Two such pairs are:
• Seed shape:
– Dominant character: Round (R)
– Recessive character: Wrinkled (r)
• Seed color:
– Dominant character: Yellow (Y)
– Recessive character: Green (y)