What Was the Most Significant Conclusion That Gregor Mendel (1822-84)

question 35

Multiple Choice

What was the most significant conclusion that Gregor Mendel (1822-84) 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 result of "blending".
• C) Recessive genes occur more frequently in the F1 generation than do dominant ones.
• D) Genes are composed of DNA.

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