During Mendel's first set of experiments, he allowed true-breeding tall plants

to cross with true-breeding short plants. What happened when he allowed the

F, offspring from this first set of experiments to self-pollinate?

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Mark Michael

5 November, 07:49

During Mendel's first set of experiments, he allowed true-breeding tall plants

to cross with true-breeding short plants. What happened when he allowed the

F, offspring from this first set of experiments to self-pollinate?

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Haylee Atkins · Answer 1

What Mendel wanted to happen was to obtain middle-sized plants. What actually happened was that Mendel got tall plants. Due to this result, Mendel called Reccesive to the genes thatdetermined the short offspring, and Dominant to the genes that determined the tall offspring.

During Mendel's first set of experiments, he allowed true-breeding tall plantsto cross with true-breeding short plants. What happened when he allowed theF, offspring from this first set of experiments to self-pollinate?

During Mendel's first set of experiments, he allowed true-breeding tall plants

to cross with true-breeding short plants. What happened when he allowed the

F, offspring from this first set of experiments to self-pollinate?