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    With hard work and dedication that almost was forgotten, Gregor Mendel was named the “Father of Genetics” after he spent eight years studying pea plants and discovering the procedure of traits passed down from one generation to the next. For more than 40 years, people didn’t really pay close attention or any attention at all to Mendel's work. It wasn’t until the 20th century, Mendel's work was finally noticed which introduced new laws to understanding heredity. Gregor Mendel was born on July 20th, 1822. Where he grew up in a small village in the Hynčice Czech Republic, born into a German-speaking household. In the course of his childhood, Mendel worked as a gardener and studied beekeeping. As he got older, Mendel attended Gymnasium in Opava.…

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    “ Gregor Johann Mendel was born Johann Mendel on July 22, 1822, to Anton and Rosine Mendel, on his family’s farm, in what was then Heinzendorf, Austria. He spent his early youth in that rural setting, until age 11, when a local schoolmaster who was impressed with his aptitude for learning recommended that he be sent to secondary school in Troppau to continue his education.” ( information via bio.com) After Johann Graduated from the school in Troppua, he enrolled in a two year program at the…

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    Gregor Mendel wearied the garden pea as the susceptible in his hereditary studies. In antithesis to anterior cultivate breeders, hellos review complex stop-blending characteristics of the field pea. Mendel applied mathematics, followed the scientific means really closely, plus kept thoughtful albums. Hellos upshots supported a particulate speculation of endowment, efficiently disproving the blending idea of patrimony. Further formats of endowment get been found hence Mendel’s indigenous gift.…

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    Gregor Mendel, also known as “ The Father of Genetics”, was born in Austria on July 22nd 1822. During most of his early childhood he lived on a farm. There he would be able to go to school. Mendel was always complimented, by his teachers, for his want to learn. Through his want to learn his schoolmaster wanted to send Mendel to a secondary school to better his education. This caused the family to be stressed with financial problems, and was a difficult experience for Mendel. He pushed through…

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    throughout history. Scientists have found different galaxies, medicines that cure the sick, or someone like Gregor Mendel, who discovered chromosome genes. Gregor Mendel discovers why/how a person looks the way they do. Growing up, Gregor Mendel did not have much money. At first, he also studied meteorology before he studied genes Gregor entered college by age 21, when he was in school at a younger age his teachers knew that he was very smart. He also was a monk. People believe that in the…

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    Gregor Mendel was born into an ethnic German family his name was originally Johann but was given the name Gregor when he joined the Augustan friars He was the son of Anton and Rosine Mendel. He had two siblings, his older sister veronica, and a younger sister named Theresia. He grew up on a farm that his family had owned for at least 130 years. When he was little he worked as a gardener and studied beekeeping. When grew older he attended gymnasium (a type of school with a strong emphasis on…

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    Gregor Mendel was born as Johann Mendel in Heinzendorf, Austria, on July 22, 1822, and died in Brno, Austria, on January 6, 1884. He was later given the name Gregor from the St. Thomas Monastery where he was studying to be a monk. Mendel lived on the family farm until he was eleven years old. His teacher realized how smart he was and suggested he go to a higher school in Troppau. It was hard for him and his family, but he graduated with honors in 1840. Mendel continued his education at the…

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    Gregor Mendel the famous scientist who experimented with pea plants to get a better understanding of genetics. As much work he did with pea plants he was also a botanist. His observation became the root of the study of heredity. His work showed that genes in pea plants follow certain patterns. Like all experiments Mendel had to have a hypothesis, the experiment and the results. Gregor Mendel experimented with genetics to understand why offspring look the way they did. He started his experiments…

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    Gregor Mendel found out that factors determine individual traits. There was no specific way to know the outcome of an offspring. He transformed art into a science by using agricultural breeding. Instead of looking at the pea plant as a whole, Mendel focused on its individual traits. Mendel concluded that each alternative form of a trait is specified by alternative forms of a gene. To follow the inheritance of genes from parent to child, Mendel first needed to be sure which genes each parent…

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    Mendel's Genetics: Keystone of Biotechnology By Phil Krstulich Student no. 100801496 BIOL 1010 Modern advances in biotechnology hinge upon humanity's comprehension of genetics through the rigorous application of good scientific practices. Additionally, observation is limited to the tools of the era; it is with this in mind that Gregor Mendel is worthy of the moniker, 'Father of genetics'. His diligent observations with the tools he did have were all the more…

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