Basic Genetics
Gregor Mendel
- 1865 - Mendel, the Austrian monk considered to be the Father of Genetics, developed the theory of
genetics
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or inherited traits, through his pea study. He correctly deduced that genes are inherited in pairs, one from each parent. Ultimately, Mendel's laws of inheritance included the Law of Independent Assortment, the Law of Segregation, and the Law of Dominance.
To learn more about Mendel's laws of inheritance, click on the link below.
(1865) Basic Genetics: Mendel
(1869) Finding DNA: Miescher
(1909 and 1929) Breaking Down DNA: Levene
(1928 and 1944) DNA Inheritance: Griffith and Avery
(1950) DNA Base Pairing: Chargaff
(1953) DNA Structure: Franklin, Wilkins, and Gosling; and Watson and Crick
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