While analyzing a monohybrid cross between homozygous tall and dwarf pea plants, a student notes several genetic phenomena. Which of the following can be specifically explained on the basis of Mendel's Law of Dominance? A. The appearance of only tall plants in the F₁ generation. B. The observation that alleles do not show any blending and both characters are recovered as such in the F₂ generation. C. The phenotypic p

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According to Mendel's Law of Dominance: 1. Characters are controlled by discrete units called factors. 2. Factors occur in pairs. 3. In a dissimilar pair of factors, one member of the pair dominates (dominant) the other (recessive). This law explains the expression of only one of the parental characters in the F₁ generation (Statement A) and the phenotypic proportion of 3:1 obtained in the F₂ generation (Statement C). Statement D is a direct postulate of the Law of Dominance. Statements B and E are explained by the