Q.

If you were to sample garden pea plants in Mendel’s garden, which of the following statements would hold

1 Round seeds were more abundant than wrinkled seeds.  
2 Wrinkled seeds were more abundant than round seeds.  
3 Both round and wrinkled seeds were equally abundant.  
4 Answer depends on the time of day when sampling is done.  

Ans.

(1)

Dominant allele can express even in the presence of a recessive allele. Hence dominant phenotype is more common. Round seeds are dominant over wrinkled seeds; hence would be more abundant.