With respect to the experiments performed by Mendel on pea plants, how many can be classified as traits of a character?

Axial flower, yellow pod, flower position, pod shape, terminal flower, wrinkled seed, tall plant, white flower, seed shape.

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Solution

The correct option is B 6

Characters are inheritable features that vary among individuals whereas traits are the variants of the inheritable characters. For example, the height of a plant is a character whereas tall or short are the traits for the character 'height'. There are 6 traits mentioned above, namely - axial flower position, yellow pod colour, terminal flower, wrinkled seed, tall plant, white flower.

Flower position, pod shape, seed shape are characters.

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With respect to the experiments performed by Mendel on pea plants, how many can be classified as traits of a character?

Axial flower, yellow pod, flower position, pod shape, terminal flower, wrinkled seed, tall plant, white flower, seed shape.

Q. Which of the following characters were considered by Mendel in his experiments on pea plants?
(1) Round or wrinkled shaped seeds
(2) Green or yellow coloured seeds
(3) Inflated or constricted shape of pods
(4) Axial or terminal position of flowers

" He selected seven contrasting pairs of characters or traits in a garden pea. These include round/wrinkled seeds, tall/short plants, green/yellow pod colour, purple/white flower colour, axial/terminal flower, green/yellow pod colour, and inflated/pinched ripe pods".

Green/yellow pod colour is repeated , so there will be 6 characters?

Match the following characters with their contrasting traits of Pea plant.

$\begin{matrix} C o l u m n I & C o l u m n I I A. Stem height & 1. Axial/terminal. B. Flower position & 2. Round/wrinkled. C. Pod shape & 3. Tall/dwarf. D. Seed shape & 4. Inflated/constricted. \end{matrix}$

Match the following characters with their contrasting traits in case of pea plants.

\begin{matrix} C o l u m n I & C o l u m n I I A. Stem height & 1. Axial/terminal B. Flower position & 2. Round/wrinkled C. Pod shape & 3. Tall/dwarf D. Seed shape & 4. Inflated/constricted \end{matrix}

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With respect to the experiments performed by Mendel on pea plants, how many can be classified as traits of a character? Axial flower, yellow pod, flower position, pod shape, terminal flower, wrinkled seed, tall plant, white flower, seed shape.

With respect to the experiments performed by Mendel on pea plants, how many can be classified as traits of a character?

Axial flower, yellow pod, flower position, pod shape, terminal flower, wrinkled seed, tall plant, white flower, seed shape.