Science history: 'Father of modern genetics' describes his experiments with pea plants — and proves that heredity is transmitted in discrete units — Feb. 8, 1865

Gregor Mendel described his experiments with pea plants and proved that genes are transmitted in discrete units, with certain ...
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Answers to a 160-year-old riddle about the genetics of Mendel’s pea traits

The genetic bases of the seven pairs of contrasting traits in the garden pea that were described by the ‘father of genetics’, Gregor Mendel, have long puzzled scientists. The discovery of the genetic ...