When Mendel used true-breeding white flowers and true-breeding purple flowers as the parental generation, what were the results? (Purple flower is dominant over white.)
A) Three-quarters of the flowers produced were white and one-quarter were purple.
B) All of the offspring had purple flowers.
C) All of the offspring had white flowers.
D) One-half of the flowers produced were white and one-half were purple.
E) Three-quarters of the flowers produced were purple and one-quarter were white.

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Mendel's experiments with true-breeding white and purple flowers resulted in all offspring (F1 generation) displaying the dominant trait, which in this case is purple flowers.

When Mendel Used True-Breeding White Flowers and True-Breeding Purple Flowers