Note 139 — A DEFENCE OF MENDEL’S PRINCIPLES OF HEREDITY. (continued 2)

This is of course on account of the maternal seed characters. Unless the coat-characters are treated separately from the cotyledon-characters Laxton’s description is very accurate. Both this and the statements respecting the “shape” of the seeds, a term which as used by Laxton means much more than merely “wrinkled” and “smooth,” are recognizably true as general statements.