What we know today as genes were what Mendel called as _________.

Vectors

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Factors

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Solution

The correct option is C
Factors

Gene is a unit which takes part in inheritance and expression of hereditary characters. Mendel called it 'element' or 'factor'.

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Regarding assertion and reason, select the right option.

Assertion [A]: Mendel could not come up with physical proof for the existence of his factors, now known as genes or chromosomes.

Reason [R]: Chromosomes were discovered only after 1900 due to advancements in microscopy.

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