Multiple Choice
What is the term for the process by which two parents contribute genetic material to their offspring?
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2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
Mendel's Experiments and Laws
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In Mendel's classic pea plant experiments, which generation was allowed to self-pollinate to produce the F2 generation?
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P (parental) generation
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F1 generation
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F2 generation
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F3 generation
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Understand the terminology: The P (parental) generation refers to the original plants used in the experiment, typically true-breeding for certain traits.
The F1 generation is the first filial generation, which results from crossing two P generation plants with contrasting traits.
In Mendel's experiments, the F1 generation plants are heterozygous hybrids that are then allowed to self-pollinate.
Self-pollination of the F1 generation produces the F2 generation, which shows the segregation of traits according to Mendel's laws.
Therefore, the generation that was allowed to self-pollinate to produce the F2 generation is the F1 generation.
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