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Q.

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Mendel studied seven pairs of contrasting traits in pea plants and proposed the Laws of Inheritance

Statement II : Seven characters examined by Mendel in his experiment on pea plants were seed shape and colour, flower colour, pod shape and colour, flower position and stem height

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A

    Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

  2. B

    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

  3. C

    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

  4. D

    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Solution

Mendel selected seven pairs of contrasting traits in garden pea (Pisum sativum) and used them to derive the Laws of Inheritance, so Statement I is correct.

The seven characters were: seed shape, seed colour, flower colour, pod shape, pod colour, flower position (axial or terminal), and stem height. Statement II correctly lists these.

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