Mendel counted thousands of pea plants for each cross in his experiments before reaching his conclusions. Why did he need to count so many? Each kernel you counted in this lab is an offspring resulting from sexual reproduction. Name three processes that contribute to variation in sexual reproduction.

Mendel counted thousands of pea plants for each cross in his experiments before reaching his conclusions. Why did he need to count so many? Each kernel you counted in this lab is an offspring resulting from sexual reproduction. Name three processes that contribute to variation in sexual reproduction.

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Chapter8: Patterns Of Inheritance

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Problem 2ACQ: Figure 8.10 In pea plants, purple flowers (P) are dominant to white (p), and yellow peas (Y) are...

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