Why Was Mendel Successful at Tracking Patterns of Inheritance Whereas

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why was Mendel successful at tracking patterns of inheritance whereas other scientists were not?

• A) Mendel used the garden pea which was a good model organism
• B) Mendel tracked only one contrasting phenotypic characteristic at a time
• C) Mendel used an organism that was true breeding
• D) All of these
• E) None of these

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Definitions:

Creative Intelligence

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Environmental Factors

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