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Biology Question on Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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:

A

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

B

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

C

Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

D

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Answer

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Explanation

Solution

Mendel studied seven pairs of contrasting traits in pea plants and proposed the Laws of Inheritance. These seven pairs of contrasting traits were seed shape, seed colour, flower colour, pod shape, pod colour, flower position and stem height.