Which describes a concept that was not previously known but was developed as a direct result of Mendel’s experiments with pea plants?

Mendel’s experiments showed that traits are inherited in predictable patterns, which helped explain how parents can pass traits to offspring. That knowledge allows organisms to be bred for specific traits based on inheritance patterns, as choice D states. Selective breeding existed before Mendel, but his experiments revealed patterns that could guide it.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.