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he was trying to have the pea plants self pollinate

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He wanted a control group that had not been cross-pollinated to show what would happen in normal reproduction.

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Because Mendel would not have discovered the nature of simple dominance (recessive and dominant traits) in determining the phenotypes and genotypes of offspring (in his case, the pea plants).

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To show what happens when there is not enough genetic diversity in a species.

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In F 2 , he got 3:1 ratio in tall and dwarf pea plants .
Phenotype - All Tall

TT x Tt

TT (75%) Tall

Tt (25%) Tall

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it gave him facts to prove his conclusions correct.

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In the F1 generation, To observe the pattern of segregation of tallness in the given population.

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