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Chapter 12, Problem 22CTQ
Describe one of the reasons why the garden pea was an excellent choice of model system for studying inheritance.
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Chapter 12 Solutions
Biology 2e
Ch. 12 - Figure 12.5 In pea plants, round peas (R) are...Ch. 12 - Figure 12.6 What are the genotypes of the...Ch. 12 - Figure 12.12 What ratio of offspring would result...Ch. 12 - Figure 12.16 In pea plants, purple flowers (P) are...Ch. 12 - Mendel performed hybridizations by transferring...Ch. 12 - Which is one of the seven characteristics that...Ch. 12 - Imagine you are performing a cross involving seed...Ch. 12 - Consider a cross to investigate the pea pod...Ch. 12 - A scientist pollinates a true-breeding pea plant...Ch. 12 - The observable traits expressed by an organism are...
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