Question

Select the incorrect pair(s):

	Category I	Category II
1.	Father of genetics	Erich Von Tschermak
2.	Pea plant	Bisexual flowers
3.	Characters studied in pea plants by Mendel	7 pairs

• A. 2 only
• B. 1 only
• C. 1 and 2 only
• D. 1 and 3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1 and 3 only

Mendel is considered the 'father of genetics'. He laid the true scientific basis of patterns of inheritance and variations through his hybridisation experiments on pea plants.

Pea plants have bisexual flowers that mean they have both male and female sex organs in their flowers.

Mendel had selected 7 characters for his hybridisation experiments with each character showing two contrasting traits. A total of 7 characters and 7 pair of traits were considered by Mendel in his experiments. The characters and traits that he selected were:

	Character	Traits
I	Stem height	Tall, dwarf
II	Flower position	Axial, Terminal
III	Seed shape	Round, wrinkled
IV	Seed colour	Yellow, green
V	Flower colour	Violet, white
VI	Pod shape	Inflated, constricted
VII	Pod colour	Green, yellow