Frrm prhihi! in liu- \iiiiririiii 

 Miixeuni of Nnlnrnl Hislorv 



INHERITANCE OF COLOR IN PEAS 



Meridf-rs classic «'X|)(Tiiiii'nls vn-ic miidc willi llic loniiiioii f;;ir(lcii pen (l^ixiirii sdlimuii). When peas of yellow 

 seed color were crossed with (hose of ureeii seed color, the peas of the resiilliiifr plants were all yellow. When 

 these yellow peas were mated tofielher the peas of the residling plants were one-fourth pure yellow seed color, 

 two-fourths yellow liyhriils. and one-fourth pure fireeri. Of these the pure yellows and f.'reens bred true, the 

 hybrids conllnuliif.' to jrive half hybrids iinil half [iiires as before 



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