How Did Mendel's Model of Inheritance Help Explain Darwin's Theory

question 40

Multiple Choice

How did Mendel's model of inheritance help explain Darwin's theory of natural selection?

• A)by observations of individuals' differences in traits
• B)by proposing a mechanism of how organisms could transmit discrete,heritable units to offspring
• C)by explaining the natural selection of genetic differences among offspring
• D)by leading to an evolutionary change

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Definitions:

Sample Proportion

The ratio of participants or units in a sample exhibiting a particular characteristic to the total sample size, often used in statistical analysis.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data points, calculated as the square root of the variance.

Variance

A measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data points, indicating how much the data varies from the average of that set.

Outliers

Observations in a dataset that significantly differ from the other data points, often indicating variability or errors.