Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

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Discoverers: Gregor Mendel

Overview

Through meticulous breeding experiments with pea plants, Mendel discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance: dominance, segregation, and independent assortment.

Significance

Established the mathematical basis of heredity, bridging the gap between phenotype and genotype decades before DNA was identified as the carrier of genetic information.

Methodology

Controlled cross-pollination of Pisum sativum over eight years, tracking seven discrete traits across multiple generations and applying statistical analysis.

Impact