Mendel's understanding of the inheritance of traits in peas, expressed in modern language, included: Check all that apply. 

_____ parents transmit information encoded in genes.
_____ each individual contains two genes for each trait.
_____ not all genes are identical; alternative forms (alleles) exist.
_____ each of the alleles present in an individual is discrete.
_____ if a given allele is present, its effects will be seen in the individual.


__X__ parents transmit information encoded in genes.
__X__ each individual contains two genes for each trait.
__X__ not all genes are identical; alternative forms (alleles) exist.
__X__ each of the alleles present in an individual is discrete.
_____ if a given allele is present, its effects will be seen in the individual.

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