Nilsson-Ehle's studies of seed color in wheat were important because they showed that:
A)complex traits have a large environmental component.
B)inbred strains can be used to study the environmental component of complex traits.
C)complex traits are subject to Mendelian laws of inheritance.
D)complex traits are not subject to Mendelian laws of inheritance.
E)complex traits both have a large environmental component and are subject to Mendelian laws of inheritance.

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Nilsson-Ehle's studies of seed color in wheat demonstrated that complex traits are subject to Mendelian laws of inheritance. His experiments involved crossing different strains of wheat with different seed colors, and observing the ratios of offspring with different seed colors. This showed that seed color was determined by genes, rather than environmental factors or a combination of both.

Nilsson-Ehle's Studies of Seed Color in Wheat Were Important Because