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What was revolutionary about Mendel's approach to studying inheritance compared to scientists before him?
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He was the first scientist to study inheritance patterns in living organisms
He used mathematical analysis and controlled breeding experiments systematically
He studied inheritance in animals rather than limiting research to plant species
He focused on multiple traits simultaneously rather than studying single characteristics
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He used mathematical analysis and controlled breeding experiments systematically.
Explanation: Mendel made carefully controlled crosses with true-breeding pea lines, recorded large numbers of offspring, and analyzed the results quantitatively to reveal predictable ratios (leading to the laws of segregation and independent assortment). He was not the first to study inheritance, he worked with plants (peas), and he deliberately analyzed single traits one at a time rather than multiple traits simultaneously.
Explanation: Mendel made carefully controlled crosses with true-breeding pea lines, recorded large numbers of offspring, and analyzed the results quantitatively to reveal predictable ratios (leading to the laws of segregation and independent assortment). He was not the first to study inheritance, he worked with plants (peas), and he deliberately analyzed single traits one at a time rather than multiple traits simultaneously.
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