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In Mendel's tall/short pea experiment, both the tallness and shortness genes are together referred to, in modern terminology, as

Question
In Mendel's tall/short pea experiment, both the tallness and shortness genes are together referred to, in modern terminology, as
hormones
enzymes
genes (or alleles) for the height trait
chromosomes only
Answer
genes (or alleles) for the height trait
Detailed Explanation
The chapter explains that these copies of a factor controlling a trait are now called genes (or, more specifically, alleles of a gene).
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