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.
Indoor Cats. Indoor cats can live a long life, provided they're well taken care of and they're in good health. On average, indoor cats live 12 to 15 years. A cat may reach the age of 21, if he doesnât have any medical conditions and has a proper diet.
Here, weâre concerned, like Lord Chesterfield, with âthe average cat.â On average, female cats live one to two years longer than male cats. On average, indoor cats live longer than outdoor cats. On average, wild, homeless, and feral cats live dramatically shorter lives than domestic cats.