Gregor Mendel established the concept of dominant and recessive
genes and characteristics. According to Mendel’s law when crossing
two inbred lines, 75% of the offspring should show dominant and 25%
recessive characteristics. In his 19th century work studying
inheritance of seed form in peas, Mendel observed 7,324
individuals, 5,474 of which had dominant characteristics.
a. Does this support or contradict Mendel’s law? Explain.
b. If the observation would be 5,566 (out of 7,324), would it be
likely that his conjecture...