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Which of the following scientists rediscovered the work of Mendel?

Correct answer: D. All of the above

  • A. De Vries
  • B. Tschermak-Seysenegg
  • C. Correns
  • D. All of the above

Explanation

Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and Erich von Tschermak-Seysenegg were the three scientists who rediscovered Mendel's laws in 1900. They were all working independently on different plant hybrids, and came to the same conclusions about inheritance as Mendel. Robert Hooke was one of the first scientists to describe a cell.

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