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Question
What was the most significant conclusion that Mendel drew from his experiments?
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There is considerable genetic variation in garden pea.
Traits are inherited in discrete units one from each parent.
Genes are composed of DNA.
Recessive genes occur as frequently as dominant ones.
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Solution
Traits are inherited in discrete units one from each parent.
Explanation:
The most significant conclusion that Mendel drew from his experiments is that traits are inherited in discrete units, one from each parent. He demonstrated that these hereditary units, later called genes, segregate independently during gamete formation and do not blend but remain distinct, which disproved the blending theory of inheritance. This principle is known as the Law of Segregation and forms the foundation of classical genetics.
