NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
What did Mendel observe about the expression of parental traits in the F1 generation?
Options
- ABoth parental traits were expressed equally
- BOnly one of the parental traits was expressed
- CNeither parental trait was expressed
- DThe traits blended together
Correct answer
B. Only one of the parental traits was expressed
Step-by-step solution
Similar results were obtained with the other traits that he studied : only one of the parental traits was expressed in the F1 generation while at the F2 stage both the traits were expressed in the proportion 3:1. The contrasting traits did not show any blending at either F1 or F2 stage.