QUESTIONS:PLANT GENETICS
1. What is the significance of using upper- and lowercase versions of the same letter (forexample, A and a) for the dominant and recessive trait, respectively, rather than a capital Afor dominant and a B (or b) for recessive?
2. Why do harmful genes remain in the human population?
3. Mendel's work depends on his utilization of an optimum organism for genetic study, the peaplant. What makes this plant excellent for genetic study? What types of issues arise fromorganisms such as humans in the use of genetic study?