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GENETIC AND MENDELS LAW OF HEREDITY

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Who,amongst the following is regarded as the father of genetics?
A
Robert Hooke
B
Gregor Johann Mendel
C
Charles Darwin
D
Hugo De Vries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gregor Johann Mendel is known as “Father of Genetics"

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Genetics is the branch of science that study inheritance and variations in organisms. Mendel studied the inheritance of seven pairs of contrasting characters in garden pea and gave the laws of inheritance which laid the foundation of genetics; he is known as the father of genetics.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the year 1860, Gregor Johann Mendel, the father and founder of genetics unlocked the mystery of genetics. He conducted many experiments on pea plants and observed their pattern of inheritance from one generation to the next generation.

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