Q179 / 200 · NEET 2022 (Phase 1) · Zoology
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 light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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 light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- BStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- CStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- Correct answerDBoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
Solution
Mendel worked on the garden pea and selected 7 pairs of contrasting characters of this plant. These characters were from seed shape, seed colour, pod shape, pod colour, flower colour, plant height, flower position.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.