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  • Diagram of Mendel’s Inheritance of a single trait in peas.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 16 August 2011 Size: 31 KB Referencing Hub media

    Mendel followed the inheritance of 7 pea traits. Dominant traits, like round peas, appeared in the first-generation hybrids (F1), whereas recessive traits, like wrinkled peas, were masked. However, recessive traits reappeared in the second generation (F2). Each individual carries a pair of factors for each trait, and they separate from each other during fertilisation. This is the basis of Mendel’s principle of segregation.

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