While almost as genius as I, Mendel found the following after cross-pollinating a short pea plant with a tall one (which I did not do), or the
P1 Generation. All of these parent's offspring had the same dominant (or trait that masks another) trait.
After finding this, Mendel then allowed the
F1 generation, or the first generation, to
self-pollinate. This resulted in the F2 generation, or the second generation, to produce 75% of the plants to be tall, and 25% to be short.
How curious, one might say.
WRONG.
Its quite simple, actually.
You see,
punnet squares (or as I like to call them, party squares. They're just so much fun!) show how this mix of heights is possible.
Er...perhaps ill explain at another time. Mum is yelling for me to "Quit that typing racket." and "I know youre still awake, Jacob."
Bye.
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