One Of Mendel’s Experiments Was Repeated By Crossing A Red Variety Of Pepper With That Of A Yellow Variety Which Produced All Red Offspring. The Red Offspring Were Then Self Pollinated And These Produced Both Red And Yellow Pepper. The Yellow Colour Can Be Said To Be

A. dominant to red
B. recessive to red
C. homozygous to red
D. heterozygous to red
E. linked to red

Correct Answer:

Option B – recessive to red

One of Mendel’s experiments was repeated by crossing a red variety of pepper with that of a yellow variety which produced all red offspring. The red offspring were then self pollinated and these produced both red and yellow pepper. The yellow colour can be said to be