In order to obtain the E, generation, Mendel pollinated a pure breeding tall plant with a pure breeding dwarf plant. But forgetting the F2 generation, he simply self-pollinated the tall F1 plants. Why?
He made crosses to study the pattern of inheritance of a few characters over generations. Initially, he made pure lines. To create a heterozygote or hybrid, he had to cross two different plants (pure lines). To study the inheritance pattern; it is enough if the hybrids are self – pollinated, thus the segregation of factors can be studied.
