Regarding Mendel’s experimental approach and observations, which of the following statements are accurate?
a. Mendel conducted hybridisation experiments on garden peas for seven years (1856-1863).
b. For the first time, statistical analysis and mathematical logic were applied to problems in biology by Mendel.
c. Mendel selected 14 true-breeding pea plant varieties, as pairs which were similar except for one character with contrasting traits.
d. Mendel’s experiments had a small sampling size, which reduced the credibility of the data.
e. The confirmation of his inferences from experiments on successive generations proved his results were specific to pea plants and not general rules.
