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

question 14

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 mechanism of how organisms transmit discrete heritable units
• C) by explaining natural selection of genetic differences
• D) by leading to evolutionary change

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