Why did Mendel use cross-pollination in his experiments?

A) to speed up self-pollination

b) to control which plants pollinated other plants

c) to make sure dominant factors were always produced

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22 March, 10:16

Why did Mendel use cross-pollination in his experiments?

A) to speed up self-pollination

b) to control which plants pollinated other plants

c) to make sure dominant factors were always produced

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Miranda Hodge · Answer 1

B) To control which plants pollinated other plants

Explanation:

That way he knew which alleles he was using, and would expect an specific outcome based on the alleles given.

Moises Sparks · Answer 2

Moises Sparks 22 March, 11:53

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to speed up self pollination

Why did Mendel use cross-pollination in his experiments?A) to speed up self-pollinationb) to control which plants pollinated other plantsc) to make sure dominant factors were always produced

Why did Mendel use cross-pollination in his experiments?

A) to speed up self-pollination

b) to control which plants pollinated other plants

c) to make sure dominant factors were always produced