PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

GENETICS AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did Gregor Mendel use to discover the principles that rule heredity?
A
Pea Plant
B
Pigeons
C
Pear trees
D
Photosynthesis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By experimenting with pea plant breeding, Mendel developed three principles of inheritance that described the transmission of genetic traits, before anyone knew genes existed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gregor Mendel describes his experiments with peas showing that heredity is transmitted in discrete units. From earliest time, people noticed the resemblance between parents and offspring, among animals and plants as well as in human families. Gregor Johann Mendel turned the study of heredity into a science.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mendel proposed three laws: Law of Dominance. The Law of Segregation. Law of independent assortment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Law of Dominance. Law of Segregation. Law of Independent Assortment.

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