Consider Mendel's Experiments Involving the Trait of Round Versus Wrinkled

Multiple Choice

Consider Mendel's experiments involving the trait of round versus wrinkled peas. In some experiments, Mendel removed the anthers of the flowers from a plant that was true-breeding for round peas and applied pollen from the anthers of a plant that was true-breeding for wrinkled peas. What would have happened if Mendel missed some anthers that he was trying to remove from the true-breeding round pea plants, and then counted the peas produced by a plant that bore a mix of round and wrinkled pollen? Indicate which of the following must be TRUE.

A) The F₁ peas produced would have mixed phenotypes.
B) The F₁ peas produced would have a single phenotype.
C) The F₂ peas would have phenotypes in a 9:3:3:1 ratio.
D) The F₂ peas would all have the phenotype of the parental plant with the anthers not properly removed.
E) The F₁ peas would have phenotypes in a 1:1 ratio.