Mendel proposed that the factor controlling any character is discrete and independent. This proposition was based on which of the following observations?

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Offsprings of F3 generation of a cross made between the plants having two contrasting characters show blended characters of its parents

Offsprings of a cross made between the plants having two contrasting characters shows only one character without any blending

Offsprings of self-pollination of F1 parents with the same contrasting characters show blended characters of its parents.

Offsprings of cross-pollination of parental generations having three contrasting characters show only one character with belonging.

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Characters are controlled by discrete units called factors. This was proposed by Mendel as only one of the parental characters in a monohybrid cross in the F1 and the expression of both in the F2. The alleles do not show any blending and that both the characters are recovered as such in the F2 generation though one of these is not seen at the F1 stage.

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