Which of the Following Is True of Geneticists at the Beginning

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of geneticists at the beginning of the twentieth century?

• A) They thought that inheritance was fundamentally discontinuous.
• B) They argued that Mendelian genetics supported Darwin's idea that adaptation occurs through the accumulation of small variations.
• C) They agreed that evolution was proceeded by the gradual accumulation of small changes.
• D) They believed that genes had no discernible effect on phenotypes.