GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 19th century, it was commonly believed that an organism’s traits were passed on to offspring in a blend of characteristics ‘donated’ by each parent. Heredity was poorly understood in general, and the concept of a gene did not exist at all.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mendel, Johann (Gregor) In his monastery garden, Mendel performed thousands of crosses with pea plants, discovering how characteristics are passed down from one generation to the next-namely, dominant and recessive traits. Mendel’s early experiments provided the basis of modern genetics.