HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Genetics is the science of genes and how traits are passed on from one generation to the next. People who study genes are geneticists (juh-net-i-sists).

Detailed explanation-2: -Gregor Mendel: the ‘father of genetics’

Detailed explanation-3: -A scientist who has special training in the study of genes and heredity (the passing of genetic information from parents to their children). A medical geneticist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating genetic disorders or conditions.

Detailed explanation-4: -As the father of modern genetics, Gregor Mendel is considered one of these giants owing to his discovery of the basic principles of inheritance.

Detailed explanation-5: -Johann Gregor Mendel is considered the father of genetics. Johann Gregor Mendel (1822–1884) (Figure) was a lifelong learner, teacher, scientist, and man of faith.