Gregor Mendel Summary

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804 words, approx. 3 pages
Mendel, Gregor Botanist 1822-1884 Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, was born on July 22, 1822, in Heinzendorf, Austria. He died on January 6, 1884. He was the first person to propose the idea of ... Read more
1,091 words, approx. 4 pages
Gregor Mendel. Mendel, Gregor Natural Scientist 1822-1884 Gregor Mendel laid the foundation for the modern understanding of inheritance with his experiments on transmission of traits in garden ... Read more
1,547 words, approx. 6 pages
Gregor Mendel. Mendel, Gregor Austrian Natural Scientist 1822-1884 Gregor Mendel elucidated the theory of particulate inheritance, which forms the basis of the current understanding of genes as... Read more
1,910 words, approx. 7 pages
Gregor Mendel Discovers the Basic Laws of Heredity While Breeding Pea Plants (1866) Overview In a monastery garden rather far removed from the rest of the scientific community, Gregor Mendel studied t... Read more
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Gregor Johann Mendel 1822-1884 Austrian Monk, Biologist and Botanist In the quiet setting of a monastery garden, Gregor Mendel bred pea plants in an attempt to understand heredity, or how characterist... Read more
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The Rediscovery of Mendel's Laws of Heredity Overview In the 1860s, in an Augustinian monastery garden, Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) carried out a systematic experimental analysis of plant hybridi... Read more