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.
All too soon it will be time to say goodbye. Please know that you are supposed to outlive your cat. Saying goodbye is the most difficult thing of all about being a cat owner. Cats live to be about fifteen to twenty years old, and we keep hearing about cats that are even older than that. (The worldsâ record longest living cat is 36 years.) Aging brings on problems in cats that are similar to those of aging people, such as stiff joints and failing eyesight and hearing. Signs of aging include reduced mobility, diminished appetite and corresponding weight loss, and occasional incontinence.