Q.

Among the following characters, which one was not considered by Mendel in his experiments on pea           [2017]

1 Trichomes-Glandular or non-glandular  
2 Seed-Green or yellow  
3 Pod-Inflated or constricted  
4 Stem-Tall or dwarf  

Ans.

(1)

Mendel considered the following characters of pea in his experiments:

  Character Dominant Recessive
(i) Seed shape Round (R) Wrinkled (r)
(ii) Seed cotyledon colour Yellow (Y) Green (y)
(iii) Flower colour Violet (V) White (v)
(iv) Pod shape Inflated (I) Constricted (i)
(v) Pod colour Green (G) Yellow (g)
(vi) Flower position Axial (A) Terminal (a)
(vii) Stem height Tall (T) Dwarf (t)