Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:

Which of the following is a dominant trait of character choosen by the Mendel in his experiment on garden pea ?

Options:

Yellow pod colour.

Terminal flower position .

Violet flower colour .

Constricted pod shape .

Correct Answer:

Violet flower colour .

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) -Violet flower colour.

Gregor Mendel, conducted hybridisation experiments on garden peas for seven years (1856-1863) and proposed the laws of inheritance in living organisms.Mendel selected 14 true-breeding pea plant varieties, as pairs which were similar except for one character with contrasting traits. Some of the contrasting traits selected were smooth or wrinkled seeds, yellow or green seeds, inflated (full) or constricted green or yellow pods and tall or dwarf plants.