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In the hybridization experiment conducted by Mendel on the basis of two contrasting traits of the character height in pea plant.

a. In the first generation, tall plants are expressed. No dwarf plant is seen in the first generation.

b. The dwarf plants were expressed in second generation. Give explanation.

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a. When plants that differ in a pair of contrasting traits are hybridized, only one trait is expressed while the other remains hidden in the offsprings of the first generation. 

The expressed trait is called dominant trait and the hidden trait is called recessive trait.

b. During gamete formation the factors that determine height segregate without getting.

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