Gregor Mendel's work on genetics and heredity during the nineteenth century led to the idea that ______.
A) races could not be distinguished from one another based on genetic makeup
B) race was related to the melanin levels in skin based on sun exposure
C) races could be distinguished from one another based on genetic makeup
D) aside from skin tone, people were the same physiologically, with the same number of genes

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Mendel's work laid the foundation for understanding genetic inheritance, which later contributed to the idea that genetic differences could distinguish different races.

Gregor Mendel's Work on Genetics and Heredity During the Nineteenth