Johann Gregor Mendel (1822-1884). Father of Genetics. Gregor Mendel, through his work on pea plants, discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance. He deduced that genes come in pairs and are inherited as distinct units, one from each parent. read more
Gregor Mendel, who is known as the"father of modern genetics", was inspired by both his professors at the Palacký University, Olomouc (Friedrich Franz and Johann Karl Nestler), and his colleagues at the monastery (such as Franz Diebl) to study variation in plants. read more
Gregor Johann Mendel is the Father of Genetics. Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk who discovered the basic principles of heredity through experiments in his garden. read more
Father of Genetics Gregor Mendel, through his work on pea plants, discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance. He deduced that genes come in pairs and are inherited as distinct units, one from each parent. read more