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What is a trait?
A heritable feature that varies among individuals
What is true-breeding?
Producing only the same variety as the parent plant over many generations of self-pollination
Why did Mendel choose to work with peas?
Because they allow for strict control over mating between plants
What did Mendel refer to the hybrid offspring as?
F1 generation
What does it mean when two plants are hybridized?
They are cross-pollinated to create hybrid offspring
What does a heritable feature that varies among individuals represent?
A character, like flower color in pea plants
Where did Mendel grow up?
Austria
What was Mendel's primary interest according to the text?
Breeding of plants
Where did Mendel study physics and chemistry for two years?
University of Vienna
What did Christian Doppler encourage his students to do?
Learn science through experimentation
Why did Mendel consider becoming a teacher?
As a reasonable choice at that time
Where did Mendel excel after overcoming financial hardship and illness?
Olmutz Philosophical Institute
Learn about the upbringing and educational background of Gregor Mendel, the father of modern genetics. Explore Mendel's journey from a small farm in Austria to excelling at the Olmutz Philosophical Institute.
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