Identify the incorrect statement regarding experiments on Pisum sativum by Gregor Mendel?

1. He conducted hybridisation experiments on garden peas for seven years (1856-1863) and proposed the laws of inheritance in living organisms.
2. It was for the first time that statical analysis and mathematical logic were applied to problems in biology.
3. Unfortunately his experiments had a small sampling size, which gave less credibility to the data that he collected.
4. He investigated characters in the garden pea plant that were manifested as two opposing traits. 
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Who is known as father of physiological genetics or father of biochemical genetics ?

(1) Slatyer

(2) Charles Elton

(3) Taylor

(4) Archibald Garrod

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How many pairs of contrasting traits studied by Mendel were related to pod?

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

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Among the given pea plant traits identify the odd one

1. Violet flower

2. Yellow seed

3. Yellow pod

4. Axial flower position

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What is the cause of variation? 

(1) Asexual reproduction

(2) Amitosis

(3) Mitosis

(4) Meiosis

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Mendel was born in 

1. 19th century.

2. 18th century.

3. 17th century.

4. 20th century.

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Gregor Mendel is known for 

1. Species concept

2. Hybridisation experiments

3. Discovery of chromosomes

4. Experiments on maize plant

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Who was the first to use statistical analysis and mathematical logics for solving biological problems? 

1. Francis crick

2. Gregor Mendel

3. Hugo de vries

4. W. Bateson

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Our ancestors knew about the inheritance of characters and variations because-

1. They selectively breed plants and animals and selected for organisms that possessed desirable characters.

2. They introduced mutations

3. They performed natural hybridisation

4. All of the above

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Mendel’s success was largely due to his choice of the garden pea plant for his experiments. The advantages of using this plant included:

I. Presence of easily observable contrasting traits for many characters.
II. It was possible to control pollination [and hence mating] between different pea plants.
III. A large number of seeds could be produced and statistical analysis was therefore more accurate.
IV. A long generation time means expression of all traits completely.
V. Many observable traits were controlled by single genes.

1. Only I, II and III
2. Only I, II and V
3. Only I, II, III and V
4. Only II, III, IV and V

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