NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
Assertion Reason A. Mendel's work couldn't be publicised 1. Concept of genes (or factors, in Mendel’s words) as stable and discrete units that controlled the expression of traits B. Mendel's work wasn't accepted by comtemparies 2. Mendel’s approach of using mathematics to explain biological phenomena C. Sutton and Boveri agrued D. Mendel's work was unacceptable by biologist 3. Communication was not easy 4. Pairing an
Options
- AA - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1
- BA - 1, B - 4, C - 2, D - 3
- CA - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
- DA - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
Correct answer
C. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
Step-by-step solution
Mendel published his work on inheritance of characters in 1865 but for several reasons, it remained unrecognised till 1900. Firstly, communication was not easy (as it is now) in those days and his work could not be widely publicised. Secondly, his concept of genes (or factors, in Mendel’s words) as stable and discrete units that controlled the expression of traits and, of the pair of alleles which did not ‘blend’ with each other, was not accepted by his contemporaries as an explanation for the apparently continuous