Read the given statements and select the correct option Statement 1 : The law of segregation is one of the most important contributions to the biology Statement 2 : It introduced the concept of heredity factors as discrete physical entities which do not become blended.
Assertion: Mendel successfully formulated the laws of heredity. Reason: Mendel did not carry out the study of one character at a time. a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. b) If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. c) If Assertion is true but the Reason is false. d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
Mendel published his work on inheritance of characters in 1865, but it remained unrecognised till 1900 due to the reason (s) (A) Communication was not easy in those days. (B) His contemporaries did not accept factors as discrete units of heredity. (C) Mathematical approach to explain inheritance was totally new. (D) Mendel could not provide any physical proof for the existence of factors
