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Which of the following are reasons for Mendel's success ?
(i) Usage of pure lines or pure breeding varieties
(ii) Consideration of one character at a time
(iii) Maintenance of statistical records of experiments
(iv) Knowledge of linkage and incomplete dominance

A

(i) and (ii) only

B

(i),(ii) and (iii)

C

(i) and (iv) only

D

(ii),(iii) and (iv)

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B
Mendel did not have any knowledge about linkage and incomplete dominance.
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