Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

When a plant heterozygous for tallness is selfed, the next generation contains both tall and dwarf plants. Which principle does this demonstrate?

Correct answer C. Segregation

Explanation

The reappearance of dwarf plants shows that the two alleles of the heterozygote separate during gamete formation and recombine, which is Mendel's principle of segregation.

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