Question

The dwarf trait of the F${}_1$ generation pea plants observed in Mendel's experiments is a ________ character.

• A. Recessive
• B. Dominant
• C. Incomplete dominant
• D. Codominant

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Recessive

Mendel, in his experiments, observed seven characters, tall and dwarf were one of them. Among those seven characters, he observed the dominant and recessive alleles. He found that tall was dominant over dwarf i.e. phenotype was Tall with the Tt in which 'T' represents tall & 't' represents dwarf.

So, the correct answer is option A.