When Mendel crossed purple-flowered pea plants with white-flowered pea plants,he never got offspring with flowers that had an intermediate color.This was counter to the theory of
A)independent assortment.
B)blending inheritance.
C)direct transmission of traits.
D)segregation of alleles.
E)continuous variation of traits.

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The theory of blending inheritance suggested that when two traits were crossed, their resulting offspring would be a blend of the two traits. Mendel's results countered this theory because he found that the traits remained distinct and didn't blend together.

When Mendel Crossed Purple-Flowered Pea Plants with White-Flowered Pea Plants,he