answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Gregor Mendel took two different colored pea plants: one had traits for white plants and the other had traits for a red plant. When Mendel cross bred the two plants, a plant with traits for a pink plant grew. This is how Mendel contributed to the understanding of inherited traits.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago

It helped to understand how genetics worked. When you know exactly the genetics of the two plants, you can learn that to see what will happen over generations.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

Mendel's principles of heredity, observed though patterns of inheritance, form the basis of modern genetics.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How did Mendel's use of purebred plants for example purebred white and purebred purple-flowered peas-contribute his understanding of inheritance?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What experiment did mendel perform to test inheritance?

a. purebred crosses b. dihybrid crosses c. monohybrid crosses d. testcrosses (B)


A cross between a purebred animal with red hair and a purebred animal with white hair produces an animal that has both red hairs and white hairs. what type of inheritance pattern is involved?

Alleles for both the red hairs and white hairs are used. This is a typical pattern of the codominance


Is a Homozygous a Hybrid or a Purebred?

it is a purebred!:D


What is a sentence for purebred?

She had a favorite burebred dog. This is an example sentence using purebred.


What does it mean to be purebred?

To be purebred , means that you are purebred.


A cross between a purebred animal with red hairs and a purebred animal with white hairs produces an animal that has both red hairs and white hairs what type of inheritance pattern is involved?

Alleles for both the red hairs and white hairs are used. This is a typical pattern of the codominance


Are quarter horses purebred?

A registered quarter horse is a purebred.


Can a purebred Burmilla have a tortoiseshell coat?

Yes, a purebred Burmilla can have a tortoiseshell coat.


Can a purebred Birman have yellow eyes?

A purebred Birman cannot have yellow eyes, because all purebred Birmans have blue eyes.


How do i make sure that i am buying a purebred puggle?

Make sure the parents are a purebred Beagle and purebred Pug. Then you will get a first generation puggle.


What do purebreds have the same of?

thethave purebred genes thethave purebred genes


What is the modern term for purebred?

The modern scientific term for "purebred" is homozygous.