Mendel's results demonstrated that
A) phenotype is responsible for establishing genotype.
B) genotype is responsible for establishing phenotype.
C) diploid organisms have phenotypes, whereas haploid organisms have genotypes.
D) haploid organisms have phenotypes, whereas diploid organisms have genotypes.
E) phenotype is independent of genotype.

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Mendel's experiments showed that traits were determined by the inheritance of specific alleles, which are inherited in a predictable manner according to the laws of segregation and independent assortment. This means that an individual's genotype (their specific combination of alleles) is responsible for determining their phenotype (observable traits). Therefore, genotype is responsible for establishing phenotype.

Mendel's Results Demonstrated That