Gregor Mendel is known as the 'father of genetics' for his experiments on: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Gregor Mendel is known as the 'father of genetics' for his experiments on:
A. Pea plants (Pisum sativum)
B. Four o'clock plants (Mirabilis)
C. Snapdragons (Antirrhinum)
D. Fruit flies (Drosophila)
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, is known as the 'father of genetics' for his pioneering experiments on inheritance in the garden pea plant (Pisum sativum) between 1856 and 1863. He studied seven pairs of contrasting traits and formulated the fundamental laws of inheritance: the Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment, which form the basis of classical genetics.

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