Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Mendel performed his first set of hybridization in 1858
Statement II: Gregor Johann Mendel was born in 1822 to a peasant family
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

• A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
• B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
• C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
• D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true

Hint:

Mendel Historical Milestones: Born = July 20, 1822 (peasant family). Experiments Began = 1856 (conducted 1856--1863). Paper Presented = 1865. Rediscovery = 1900.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Historical foundations of classical genetics: Gregor Johann Mendel (1822--1884) initiated his seminal hybridization experiments on Pisum sativum in 1856.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
1. Statement I: Gregor Mendel initiated his famous pea hybridization experiments (Pisum sativum) in the monastery garden at Brno in 1856 (conducted from 1856 to 1863 and presented in 1865), NOT in 1858. Hence, Statement I is incorrect.
2. Statement II: Gregor Johann Mendel was born on July 20, 1822 to an ethnic German peasant farming family in Heinzendorf bei Odrau, Austrian Empire (now HynĨice, Czech Republic). Hence, Statement II is true.

Step 3: Final Answer:
Therefore, Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true, matching option (D).