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Gregor Mendel: His theory of characteristics in pea pod plants.
Title: Gregor Mendel: His theory of characteristics in pea pod plants.
Category: Science & Technology / Biology
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Gregor Mendel: His theory of characteristics in pea pod plants.
Gregor Mendel
1822 - 1884
Biography
Gregor Johann Mendel was born on July 22, 1822, in Heizendorf, Austria. He was the only son of a peasant farmer. In 1843 he began studying at the St. Thomas Monastery of the Augustinian Order in Brünn. He was ordained into the priesthood in August of 1847. After his ordination, Mendel was assigned to pastoral duties, but it soon became apparent that he was more suited to teaching. In 1849, he was assigned to a secondary …showed first 75 words of 459 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 459 total…the basis for the study of modern genetics, and are still recognized and used today.
Why was Mendel not recognised?
Mendel's ideas were not appreciated or recognised until the late 1900's mainly because he was a Roman Monk. This made people think he was 'different' from them like racism. Only until the late 1900's when people re-discovered his work, people realized his discoveries and it helped the theories and the study of modern genetics today.
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