What Was the Most Significant Conclusion That Gregor Mendel Drew

question 28

Multiple Choice

What was the most significant conclusion that Gregor Mendel drew from his experiments with pea plants?

• A)There is considerable genetic variation in garden peas.
• B)Traits are inherited in discrete units, and are not the results of "blending."
• C)Recessive genes occur more frequently in the F₁ than do dominant ones.
• D)Genes are composed of DNA.
• E)An organism that is homozygous for many recessive traits is at a disadvantage.

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