One of the Major Contributions of Mendel to the Study

question 136

Multiple Choice

One of the major contributions of Mendel to the study of genetics was

• A) the use of statistics and probability to analyze data.
• B) a complete description of the process of meiosis.
• C) the understanding that phenotypes are affected by the environment.
• D) the discovery that dominance is always complete.
• E) the finding that heritable traits combine or blend together.

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Growth Rate

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Crude Birth Rate

The total number of live births per 1,000 population in a given year.

Crude Death Rate

A statistical measure representing the total number of deaths per year per 1,000 individuals in a population.

Immigration

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