How can Mendel's three Laws of Heredity be explained?

When traits are passed from one generation to another they follow principles of genetic inheritance that were first defined by Gregor Mendel, a monk and scientist who worked in the mid-nineteenth century. read more

Mendel's studies yielded three "laws" of inheritance: the law of dominance, the law of segregation, and the law of independent assortment. Each of these can be understood through examining the process of meiosis. read more

Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory > 1. The chromosome group of the presynaptic germ-cells is made up of two equivalent chromosome-series, and that strong ground exists for the conclusion that one of these is paternal and the other maternal. read more

MENDEL'S GENETIC LAWS Once upon a time (1860's), in an Austrian monastery, there lived a monk named Mendel, Gregor Mendel. Monks had a lot of time on there hands and Mendel spent his time crossing pea plants. read more