What Was Mendel's Explanation for His Observation That Traits That

Multiple Choice

What was Mendel's explanation for his observation that traits that had disappeared in the F₁ generation reappeared in the F₂ generation of the pea plants he used in his experiments?

A) New mutations were frequently generated in the F₂ progeny,"reinventing" traits that had been lost in the F₁.
B) The mechanism controlling the appearance of traits was different between the F₁ and the F₂ plants.
C) Traits can be dominant or recessive,and the recessive traits were "hidden" by the dominant ones in the F₁.
D) The traits were lost in the F₁ due to dominance of the parental traits.