SCIENCE
GENETIC AND MENDELS LAW OF HEREDITY
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Question
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Who is Mendel referred to?
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The Father of Characteristics
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The Father of Food
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The Father of DNA
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The Father of Heredity
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the 19th century, it was commonly believed that an organism’s traits were passed on to offspring in a blend of characteristics ‘donated’ by each parent. Heredity was poorly understood in general, and the concept of a gene did not exist at all.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gregor Mendel. Gregor Mendel’s work in pea led to our understanding of the foundational principles of inheritance. The Father of Genetics.
Detailed explanation-3: -Known for his pea plant experiments, Mendel is now regarded as the ‘father of genetics’ because he worked out so much about how traits are passed from one generation to the next, despite living long before anyone had heard of DNA, chromosomes or genes.
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