Question

Which one of the following characters studied by Mendel in garden pea was found to be dominant?

• A. Green seed colour
• B. Terminal flower position
• C. Green pod colour
• D. Wrinkled seed

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Green pod colour

The correct option is C:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Mendel selected seven pairs of contrasting traits, namely plant height, flower position, pod color, pod shape, seed color, seed shape, and flower color.
2. The green pod color was dominant over the yellow color.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

Yellow seed color was recessive to green color whereas green pod color was dominant over yellow.

Option B:

The terminal flower position was recessive to the axial position.

Option D:

Round seed shape was dominant to wrinkled seed shape.

Final answer: Characters studied by Mendel in garden pea that was found to be dominant in green pod color.