Mendel found that pea plants expressing a recessive
trait
a. were pure-breeding.
b. appeared only in the first generation of a cross
between two pure-breeding plants expressing
contrasting forms of a trait.
c. disappeared after the second generation.
d. could be produced only if one of the parents
expressed the recessive trait.
e. were none of these.
Answer: a
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