Question 45
Mendelian InheritanceWhich of the following major ideas were proved by Gregor Mendel?
- A.There is a tendency among organisms to increase rapidly in number if conditions are favourable
- B.There is a struggle for existence among a very large number of offspring
- C.Nature selects organisms which will survive to produce their kind
- D.All species exhibit structural and functional variations
- 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.