Multiple Choice
Mendel performed reciprocal crosses in which he used pollen from a white-flowered plant to fertilize a purple-flowered plant and pollen from a purple-flowered plant to fertilize a white-flowered plant.What did these reciprocal crosses demonstrate?
A) The female gamete made a larger genetic contribution to the offspring than the male gamete.
B) Each parent made an equal genetic contribution to the offspring.
C) Flower color is a sex-linked trait.
D) The traits of flower color and sex assort independently.
E) The male gamete made a larger genetic contribution to the offspring than the female gamete.
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