Question

Which among the following are reasons for Mendel's success?

• A. He applied statistical analysis and mathematical logic to problems in biology.
• B. His experiments had a large sampling size.
• C. He conducted experiments on successive generations of his test plants to confirm his inferences.
• D. All of these.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

All of these.

Mendel employed certain new methods in his experiments on inheritance. He was the first scientist to apply the knowledge of statistics and mathematics to problems of biology. He considered large sampling sizes in his experiments. He also confirmed his observations by conducting experiments on successive generations. All these provided greater credibility to his experiments.