in 87
"
"
short "
(b)
in 79
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The theory adduced is therefore satisfactorily confirmed in this experiment also.
For the characters of form of pod, colour of pod, and position of flowers experiments were also made on a small scale, and results obtained in perfect agreement. All combinations which were possible through the union of the differentiating characters duly appeared, and in nearly equal numbers.
Experimentally, therefore, the theory is justified that the pea hybrids form egg and pollen cells which, in their constitution, represent in equal numbers all constant forms which result from the combination of the characters when united in fertilisation.