When Mendel crossed true breeding tall and short parental plants, what was produced?
A) All the offspring were tall.
B) Half the offspring were tall, the other half were short.
C) All the offspring were short.
D) The offspring were intermediate in height relative to the two parent plants.
E) About 90 percent were tall, but the rest were short.

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Mendel's experiments with pea plants showed that when he crossed true breeding tall plants with true breeding short plants, all the offspring (F1 generation) were tall, demonstrating the principle of dominance where the tall trait dominated over the short trait.

When Mendel Crossed True Breeding Tall and Short Parental Plants