why does Gregory John Mendel not get the popularity at that time for for his discovery of of heredity and genetic
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Answer:
Mendel's work was not accepted because during that time DNA had not yet been discovered. Without the discovery of DNA, there was no concrete proof that the processes Mendel described actually happened.
Explanation:
The three reasons for the delay in accepting Mendel's work are as follows:
1) Lack of communication and publicity.
2) His concept of factors (genes) as discrete units that did not blend with each other was not accepted in the light of variations occurring continuously in nature.
3) Mendel approach to explaining the biological phenomenon with the help of mathematics was also not accepted.
Answer:
Main reasons for the success of Gregor Mendel:
1. Mendel concentrated in one or few characters at a time.
2. He made controlled crosses and kept careful numerical records of the results.
3. He suggested 'factors' as a cause of characters.
4. The experimental material Pisum sativum was a wise choice.