Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Mendel studied seven pairs of contrasting traits in pea plants an

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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:

Accepted Answer

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- Statement I is Correct: Gregor Mendel conducted hybridisation experiments on garden peas for seven years (1856-1863) and proposed the laws of inheritance. He selected 14 true-breeding pea plant varieties, as pairs which were similar except for one character with contrasting traits (7 pairs) .
- Statement II is Correct: The seven characters selected by Mendel were: 1. Stem height, 2. Flower colour, 3. Flower position, 4. Pod shape, 5. Pod colour, 6. Seed shape, and 7. Seed colour .

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