Which one of the following traits of garden pea, studied by Mendel, was a recessive feature?

Axial flower position

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Green seed colour

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Green pod colour

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Round seed shape

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Solution

The correct option is B Green seed colour
Mendel chose seven pairs of contrasting traits, namely plant height, flower position, pod colour, pod shape, seed colour, seed shape and flower colour. The axial flower position was recessive to the terminal position; green seed colour was recessive to yellow colour; yellow pod colour was recessive to green and wrinkled seed shape was recessive to round shape. The correct answer is B.

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