Why Mendel selected garden pea plant (Pisum sativum) for his hybridization experiments?
a) the plant was easy to grow in pots or in open ground
b) it had a short life cycle and possess distinct contrasting heritable characters
c) the plant has both self and cross pollination flowers
d) all of these
In the experiments of hybridization, Mendel studied the inheritance of …….trait/s.
a) single
b) two
c) three
d) four
A cross between two individuals that differ with one particular trait is called……..cross.
a) monohybrid
b) dihybrid
c) trihybrid
d) hybrid
When Mendel crossed true bred round seed shape plant with true bred wrinkled seed shape plant; what was the result of this cross?
a) all the offspring with round seed shape
b) all the offspring with wrinkle seed shape
c) half were round and half were wrinkle
d) one fourth were wrinkle and three fourth were round seed shape
When Mendel crossed true bred round seed shape plant with true bred wrinkled seed shape plant and produce true round seed shape offspring; which of the following was/were P1 generation?
a) true bred round seed shape plants
b) true bred wrinkle shape seed plants
c) offspring with round shape seed plants
d) both a and b
When Mendel
crossed true bred round seed shape plant with true bred wrinkled seed shape
plant and produce true round seed shape offspring; which of the following
was/were F1 generation?
a) true bred round seed shape plants
b) true bred wrinkle shape seed plants
c) offspring with round shape seed
plants
d) both a and b
