Class 10 Botany simulations · Heredity
Mendel’s monohybrid cross
Cross pea plants for height using a Punnett square, then grow a field of offspring to see chance at work.
What to notice
Dwarfness (t) disappears in F₁ but reappears in F₂ — the recessive factor is not lost, only masked.
Key relation
Tt × Tt → 1 TT : 2 Tt : 1 tt (genotypes) ; 3 tall : 1 dwarf
Try this
Increase the number of offspring and watch the observed ratio approach 3 : 1.
What you can change
- Parent 1: choose TT (pure tall), Tt (hybrid tall), tt (dwarf)
- Parent 2: choose TT (pure tall), Tt (hybrid tall), tt (dwarf)
- Offspring grown: 4 to 200
- Sample number: 1 to 20
More in Heredity
- Dihybrid cross: independent assortment
- Natural selection on a trait
- Sex determination and X-linked traits
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