Mendel also developed the law of
dominance. He did many experiments
with pea plants. This is how he came
up with the law. It shows how certain
traits come to be. One allele is
dominant. It exerts a greater influence.
He based this on an uncertain belief
that each plant carried two trait units.
One of them dominated the other.
Which sentence from this paragraph explains what a dominant allele does?
A. Mendel also developed the law of dominance
B. He did many experiments with pea plants
C. It exerts a greater influence
D. He based this on an uncertain belief that each plant carried two traits