Give the contrasting traits of the following characters in pea plant and mention which is dominant and which is recessive:
(a) Yellow seed (b) Round seed
The contrasting traits of the following characters in pea plant are:
(a) Yellow seed : Green seed
Where yellow is dominant and green is recessive.
(b) Round seed : Wrinkled seed
Where round is dominant and wrinkled is recessive.
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