stand and let your hands hang next to your sides for a few minutes. Then, look at the backs of your hands. Do you see any bumps on the surface on top of your veins? What might those be, and what are their function?

1. mendel observed that pea plants had traits, such as color, that were either “one or the other,” never something in between. discuss the correlation between mendel’s factors, what they might be, and why pea plant traits come in one form or another—e.g., gray or dark red—rather than blended.