tall and tall
a small plant
When a first generation plant self pollinates, the ratio of dominant to recessive traits in the second generation plants is typically 3:1. This is based on Mendel's principle of segregation, which predicts that in a monohybrid cross, three plants will exhibit the dominant trait and one will exhibit the recessive trait.
a small plant
a small plant
reappears in some plants in the F2 generation
f2 generation
Mendel's F1 generation plants showed only one of the two traits present in the parental generation. This indicated that the trait expressed in the F1 generation was dominant, while the other trait was recessive.
Mendel referred to the trait that appeared in all first-generation plants as the "dominant" trait. In his experiments with pea plants, he observed that certain traits, such as flower color or seed shape, consistently overshadowed others in the offspring. The traits that did not appear in the first generation were termed "recessive." Mendel's work laid the foundation for the principles of heredity and genetics.
dominant
dominant
dominant
The trait observed in the first generation when parents with different traits are bred is known as the dominant trait. This trait is expressed in the offspring because it masks the expression of the recessive trait.