The rediscovery of Mendelian inheritance caused increased scrutiny of Darwin's theory of natural selection because of an apparent conflict in the two concepts.This conflict was based on the observation that Darwin focused on continuous traits,whereas Mendelian genetics deals with
A)discrete characters.
B)alleles.
C)flowers.
D)genotypes.
E)All of the above

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Mendelian genetics deals with discrete characters, which are traits that have distinct phenotypic variations. This is in contrast to continuous traits, which have a range of phenotypic variations and are the focus of Darwin's theory of natural selection. The rediscovery of Mendelian inheritance highlighted this contrast and led to a deeper understanding of the genetic basis of variation and evolution.

The Rediscovery of Mendelian Inheritance Caused Increased Scrutiny of Darwin's