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1.Smoothness of the seeds. 2.Color of the seeds. 3.Color of the seed coats. 4.Shape of the pods. 5.Color of unripe pods. 6.Position of flowers. 7.Length of the stems. Through experimentation, Mendel discovered that one inheritable trait would invariably be dominant to its recessive alternative. This model, later known as Mendelian Inheritance or Mendelian genetics, provided an alternative to blending inheritance, which was the prevailing theory at the time. Unfortunately, Mendel's work received little attention from the scientific community and was largely forgotten. It was not until the early 20th century that Mendel's work was rediscovered and his ideas used to help form The Modern Synthesis . It is interesting to note that Mendel happened to choose a plant for which the traits were discrete. Had Mendel chosen a plant for which multiple genes are needed to express a trait, he may never have arrived at his genetic laws. In the 1930s, the statistician Ronald Fisher pointed out that the near-accordance of Mendel's results with the predicted ratios were far too perfect to have likely had been actual experimental results. Some historians have attributed this to an over-eager assistant. EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES
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