Gregor Mendel, a 19th century Augustinian monk, is called the father of modern genetics. He used a monastery garden for crossing pea plant varieties having different heights, colors, pod shapes, seed shapes, and flower positions. 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
The father of modern genetics is Gregor Mendel, a monk. In the late 19th century, Mendel performed a series of experiments on pea plants. By crossing pea plants with different characteristics, Mendel discovered the characteristics of genes from observing the plants' offspring. read more