Q. 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
Explanation
[Solution] Mendel studied seven pairs of contrasting traits in pea (seed shape, seed colour, flower colour, pod shape, pod colour, flower position, stem height). Both statements are correct. Answer (2).
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