Gregor Mendel, a 19th century monk, used pea plants to arrive at several conclusions about how traits are passed on to offspring. One conclusion became known as the Law of
Segregation. The illustration below shows how this law operates.
Parent 1
Parent 2
Offspring 1 Offspring 2 Offspring 3 Offspring 4
Which conclusion can you make based on Mendel's work as shown in the diagram?
Parent 1 has the dominant trait
Parent 2 has the dominant trait.
The offspring inherit traits only from Parent 1.
The offspring will not pass on the trait, inherited from Parent 2, to their offspring.