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What is Gregor Mendel commonly recognized as?
What is Gregor Mendel commonly recognized as?
- Biologist (correct)
- Mathematician
- Meteorologist
- Augustinian friar
In which city was Mendel the abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey?
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?
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?
Which term did Mendel coin to describe certain traits as being overshadowed by others?
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How did Mendel explain the reappearance of the green peas in the next generation?
How did Mendel explain the reappearance of the green peas in the next generation?
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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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