Define the term 'Factors' in the context of Mendelian genetics.
(N/A) Mendel proposed that something was being stably passed down unchanged from parent to offspring through the gametes over successive generations. He called these units of inheritance 'factors'. In modern genetics,these 'factors' are known as 'genes'.
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