The Work of Mendel

The Work of Mendel

1. Gregor Mendel was a Austrian monk

   • He did genetic experiments with pea plants
   • He noted how characteristics in plants were passed on from one generation to the next

2. He published his research in 1866, Eventually became the foundation of modern genetics

3. The diagrams show two crosses for height in pea plants that Mendel carried out...

4. He shown that the height characteristic in pea plant was determined by separately inherited "Hereditary unit" passed on from parent

5. Mendel reached three important conclusion about heredity in plants

   • 1. Characteristic in plants are determined by "Hereditary Unit"
   • 2.Hereditary unit are passed on from both parents, one unit from each parent
   • 3. Hereditary unit can be Dominant or Recessive

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