WAEC Biology 1988 Question 45

Question 45

Mendelian Inheritance

Which of the following major ideas were proved by Gregor Mendel?

  1. A.There is a tendency among organisms to increase rapidly in number if conditions are favourable
  2. B.There is a struggle for existence among a very large number of offspring
  3. C.Nature selects organisms which will survive to produce their kind
  4. D.All species exhibit structural and functional variations
  5. E.Characteristics of an organism are controlled by genes occurring in pairs
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (Characteristics of an organism are controlled by genes occurring in pairs)

Explanation

Mendel's breeding experiments showed that characters are controlled by paired factors (genes); A–D are Darwin's ideas.