Which of the following descriptions of Mendel is
INCORRECT?
a. He was simply lucky to work out the laws of
genetics.
b. He focused on contrasting phenotypic
characteristics.
c. He demonstrated that the blending theory of
inheritance was wrong.
d. He kept exact mathematical data and was one of
the first scientists to analyze results numerically.
e. He was a monk, a science teacher, and a plant
breeder.
Answer: a
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