Question

One of the significant drawbacks of Mendel’s work was _________

(a) his study on pea plants

(b) inability to show the factors being continuous

(c) inability to isolate factors

(d) inability to prepare proper notes

This question was addressed to me during an interview for a job.

Query is from Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance-1 topic in division Principles of Inheritance and Variation of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

The correct answer is (c) inability to isolate factors

For explanation I would say: Mendel’s work suggested the existence of stable and discrete factors. This was completely shocking for the contemporary scientific world. A major drawback that lied was the inability to discover the factors and prove their existence.