Gregor Mendel's Work on Genetics and Heredity During the Nineteenth

question 18

Multiple Choice

Gregor Mendel's work on genetics and heredity during the nineteenth century led to which of these ideas?

• A)Races could not be distinguished from one another based on genetic makeup.
• B)Race was related to the melanin levels in skin based on sun exposure.
• C)Races could be distinguished from one another based on genetic makeup.
• D)Aside from skin tone,people were the same physiologically,with the same number of genes.

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