GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION
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immediately after his death
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years after his death
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before he died during a conference
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never; Mendel’s work was not important
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Detailed explanation-1: -The profound significance of Mendel’s work was not recognized until the turn of the 20th century (more than three decades later) with the rediscovery of his laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Austrian monk, Gregor Johann Mendel, discovered the basic laws of heredity and laid the foundation for the science of modern genetics. The importance of his work was not recognised until 1900, 12 years after Mendel’s death and 34 years after its publication.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mendel’s Work on Genetics The importance of Mendel’s discovery was not recognised until after his death: His studies were totally new to science in the 19th century. There was no knowledge of the mechanisms behind his findings (DNA, genes and chromosomes had not been discovered yet)
Detailed explanation-4: -It wasn’t until 1900, after the rediscovery of his Laws, that his experimental results were understood. After his death, Mendel’s personal papers were burned by the monks. Luckily, some of the letters and documents generated by Mendel were kept in the monastery archives.
Detailed explanation-5: -Gregor Mendel describes his experiments with peas showing that heredity is transmitted in discrete units.