Heredity and Evolution — Science STD 10 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceHeredity and Evolution1 Mark
MCQ
Mendel was born in $ .......... ?$
A
$17^{th}$ century
B
$18^{th}$ century
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$19^{th}$ century
D
$8^{th}$ century
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Answer
Correct option: C.
$19^{th}$ century
Gregor Mendel was the first who gave the idea of heredity. Those units for heredity were named "factors" by Mendel. His major work was based on contrasting characters of Pisum sativum.
He was born on July $20, 1822.$
The $19^{th}$ century began on $1^{st}$ January $1801$ and ended on $31^{st}$ December $1900.$
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