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If Mandel had studied 7 traits using a plant with 12 chromosomes instead of 14, he would have

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He would have mapped the chromosome

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He would have discovered blending or incomplete dominance

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He would not have discovered the law of independent assortment

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He would have discovered sex-linkage

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If Mendel would have studied seven traits in 12 chromosomes instead of 14 he would not have discovered independent assortment.
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