5 Questions
What is Gregor Mendel commonly recognized as?
Biologist
In which city was Mendel the abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey?
Brno
What did Mendel establish through his experiments with pea plants?
Laws of Mendelian inheritance
Which term did Mendel coin to describe certain traits as being overshadowed by others?
Recessive and dominant
How did Mendel explain the reappearance of the green peas in the next generation?
By referring to recessive and dominant traits
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
Test your knowledge about Gregor Mendel, the founder of modern genetics, and his contributions to the field of science.
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