What did people think about traits before Mendel? Before Mendel, people believed that the traits of offspring were simply blends of their parents e.g tall + short parent = medium offspring What did Mendel discover about traits of pea plants? Tall pea plant + short pea plant = all tall offspring pea plants. From this he figured out each parent must have a unit passed directly to the offspring that determine height. We call those units genes.
The average domestic cat lifespan comes out to 15.1 years. Breed is certainly a factor. We could list out each breed, but then weâd be here forever. Our research suggests that mixed breed cats are, in general, hardier and live longer than purebred cats.
Today cats live longer than ever. Just 20 years ago the life expectancy of a cat was four to six years; today they live 15 years or more. Life expectancy in cats depends on many things, but the most important factor is whether he is an indoor-only cat or an outdoor cat.Life expectancy varies significantly between the two.1  Indoor cats generally live from 12-18 years of age.ife expectancy in cats depends on many things, but the most important factor is whether he is an indoor-only cat or an outdoor cat. Life expectancy varies significantly between the two. 1  Indoor cats generally live from 12-18 years of age.