When Gregor Mendel first started his genetics experiments, he ____.
A) knew about the existence of genes
B) knew that some plants "breed true"
C) knew that genes were responsible for observable traits
D) allowed the pea plants to self-fertilize
E) expected all true breeding crosses to produce offspring with intermediate phenotypes

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Mendel knew that some plants "breed true," meaning that they produce offspring that are identical to themselves. This observation led him to hypothesize that there must be some factor that is responsible for this consistency.

When Gregor Mendel First Started His Genetics Experiments, He ____