Given below are two statements: Statement I: Mendel studied seven pairs of contrasting traits in pea plants…

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Mendel studied seven pairs of contrasting traits in pea plants and proposed the Laws of Inheritance.
Statement II: Seven characters examined by Mendel in his experiment on pea plants were seed shape and colour, flower colour, pod shape and colour, flower position and stem height.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  2. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  3. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Solution

Mendel worked on the garden pea and selected 7 pairs of contrasting characters of this plant. These characters were from seed shape, seed colour, pod shape, pod colour, flower colour, plant height, flower position.

Asked in: NEET 2022 (Phase 1)

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