2022 Principles of Inheritance and VariationMendel's Laws of Inheritance Medium Question 1 of 2 in Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

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 Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
B Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
C Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
D Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

The answer is B.

Solution

Concept Mendel's seven characters

Mendel's Laws of Inheritance in past papers

2 questions from this chapter have appeared across 2 exam years.