Gregor Mendel and Genetics
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What is Gregor Mendel commonly recognized as?

  • Biologist (correct)
  • Mathematician
  • Meteorologist
  • Augustinian friar
  • In which city was Mendel the abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey?

  • Prague
  • Brno (correct)
  • Vienna
  • Budapest
  • What did Mendel establish through his experiments with pea plants?

  • Laws of Mendelian inheritance (correct)
  • Laws of gravitational force
  • Laws of thermodynamics
  • Laws of chemical bonding
  • Which term did Mendel coin to describe certain traits as being overshadowed by others?

    <p>Recessive and dominant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Mendel explain the reappearance of the green peas in the next generation?

    <p>By referring to recessive and dominant traits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Gregor Mendel

    • Commonly recognized as the "Father of Genetics"
    • Served as the abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno
    • Established the laws of heredity through his experiments with pea plants
    • Coined the term "recessive" to describe certain traits as being overshadowed by others
    • Explained the reappearance of the green peas in the next generation by demonstrating that traits can be inherited in a predictable manner

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