Which would have most likely stopped Mendel from finding a pattern in his results? O A. If seed shape did not have a clearly recessive form
B. If having a smooth seed had been a dominant trait
C. If having a wrinkled seed had been a recessive trait
D. If garden peas produced large numbers of offspring

A. If seed shape did not have a clearly recessive form

Explanation:

To study inheritance patterns, Mendel studied a few characteristics of pea plant -e.g. pea colour, shape, plant height. These characteristics had to be very clear dominant and recessive forms to distinguish between, otherwise detecting the patterns would not have been obvious.

For example, if crossing a wrinkled seed plant with a smooth seed plant made a semi-wrinkled plant, Mendel would not have been able to study the inheritance of dominant and recessive traits.

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