Mendel performed reciprocal crosses in which he used pollen from a white-flowered plant to fertilize a purple-flowered plant and pollen from a purple-flowered plant to fertilize a white-flowered plant.What did these reciprocal crosses demonstrate?
A)The female gamete made a larger genetic contribution to the offspring than the male gamete.
B)Each parent made an equal genetic contribution to the offspring.
C)Flower color is a sex-linked trait.
D)The traits of flower color and sex assort independently.

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Reciprocal crosses demonstrated that each parent made an equal genetic contribution to the offspring, as the results were the same regardless of which parent provided the pollen or the ovule.

Mendel Performed Reciprocal Crosses in Which He Used Pollen from a White-Flowered