Mendel was successful in discovering the principles of inheritance as

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Mendel was successful in discovering the principles of inheritance as (A) he took pea plants for his experiments (B) he did not encounter linkage between the genes for the characters he considered (C) he had an in-depth knowledge on hybridization (D) he was a famous mathematician

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Mendel was successful in discovering the principles of inheritance as he did not encounter linkage between genes and for the characters he considered. One of his principles-independent assortment is applicable only if the genes are located on different non-homologous chromosome pairs.

Q. Mendel was successful in discovering the principles of inheritance as

he took pea plants for his experiments

he did not encounter linkage between the genes for the characters he considered

he had an in-depth knowledge on hybridization

he was a famous mathematician

Mendel was successful in discovering the principles of inheritance as he did not encounter linkage between genes and for the characters he considered. One of his principles-independent assortment is applicable only if the genes are located on different non-homologous chromosome pairs.