Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Which of the following describes why Mendel continued some of his experiments into the F2 or F3 generation?


A) Collecting data from more generations allowed him to obtain a larger number of offspring.
B) Following multiple generations allowed him to determine whether a recessive trait would reappear.
C) Determining whether a dominant trait would reappear required multiple dihybrid crosses.
D) Data from the F1 generation did not allow him to distinguish which alleles were segregating

Answer

B