Question

What are Mendelian factors also known as?

Answer 1

Mendelian inheritance factors are also known as alleles. According to him, two factors are needed for a trait to be expressed. An allele is one of the possible forms of a gene. Most genes have two alleles, a dominant allele and a recessive allele. If an organism is heterozygous for that trait or possesses one of each allele, then the dominant trait is expressed