Question

Mendel continued some of his experiments into the F₂ or F₃ generation in order to (A) obtain a larger number of offspring on which to base statistics (B) observe whether or not a recessive trait would reappear (C) observe whether or not the dominant trait would reappear (D) distinguish which alleles were segregating

Answer 1

Mendel continued some of his experiments into the F₂ or F₃ generation in order to (B) observe whether or not a recessive trait would reappear.

Mendel selected seven contrasting characteristics in pea plants for his hybridization experiments. However, initially he experimented with a single characteristic at a time.

Mendel crossed white-flowered and violet-flowered parent pea plants. The resulting offspring were termed as F1 (filial) generation. All the F1 generation plants possessed violet flowers and none of them had white flowers.

Surprisingly, some plants in the F2 generation (created by self-pollinating F1 plants) had white flowers.

Therefore, in an effort to examine the reappearance of recessive traits, Mendel continued some of his experiments into the F2 or F3 generation.

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