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Mendel studied specific heritable features that had alternative forms

characters and character differences


pea plants can _____

self-fertilize or self-pollinate


Mendel prevented self-fertilization by cutting off the anthers, and used pollen from a different plant to fertilize the flowers

cross fertilization or cross pollination


adult plants carry a pair of factors (alleles of genes) that govern the inheritance of each trait

first hypothesis


if an individual's pair of genes consists of different alleles one allele is dominant over the other, which is recessive

second hypothesis


pairs of alleles segregate as gametes are formed; half the gametes are carry on allele, and the other half carry the other allele

third hypothesis
Principle of Segregation