A pea plant has 7 traits on different chromosomes. The traits are the following.
Plant height- long or short
Flower position along stem- axial or terminal
Pod color- green or yellow
Pod appearance- inflated or constricted
Seed texture- round or wrinkled
Seed color- yellow or green
Flower color- purple or white
These traits are important because Mendel used this knowledge to analyze his observations which led to important laws. Law of segregation- a pair of factors is segregated during the formation of gametes.
Source: WWW.mendelweb.org
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