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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Lucia Raymond

Biology

19 April, 19:55

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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Nathanael Sanford · Answer 1

Nathanael Sanford 19 April, 20:05

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to speed up self pollination

Katie Sanders · Answer 2

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.

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