Question

What would have happened if Mendel had NOT studied the F2 generation?

• A. He would not have been able to study multiple characters
• B. He would not have discovered which traits were dominant
• C. He would not have been able to get hybrid plants
• D. He would not have discovered that recessive traits are not lost

Answer 1

Answer:

D. He would not have discovered that recessive traits are not lost

• If Mendel had not studied the F2 generation, he would not have discovered that recessive traits are not lost,In the F1 generation, only the dominant trait is expressed, making the recessive trait appear to disappear.

• However, in the F2 generation, the recessive trait reappears in a predictable ratio, demonstrating that it was not lost but masked in the F1 generation.