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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:

 

Option: 1

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect


Option: 2

Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect


Option: 3

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

 


Option: 4

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct


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George J. Mendel conducted hybridization experiments on garden pea and selected 14 true-breeding pea plant verities (seven contrasting traits). Contrasting traits

Studied were: - 1.) Smooth or winkled seeds

                         2.) Yellow or green seeds

                         3.) Inflated or constricted pods

                         4.) green or yellow pods.

                         5.) tall or dwarf plants

                         6) Violet or white flowers

                         7.) Axial or terminal flower positions.

Hence, the correct option is (4).

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