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'''Gregor Mendel''' (1822-1884) was an Austrian monk. He studied math and science at the [[University of Vienna]] after becoming a priest. Then he worked as a high school teacher in a monastery, and tended the monastery garden. | '''Gregor Mendel''' (1822-1884) was an Austrian monk. He studied math and science at the [[University of Vienna]] after becoming a priest. Then he worked as a high school teacher in a monastery, and tended the monastery garden. | ||
| − | He is most well known for his experiments with | + | He is most well known for his genetic experiments with pea plants. Mendel cross-pollinated pea plants of different characteristics and recorded the characteristics of their offspring. Through recording the traits of several generations, Mendel came up with [[Mendel's principles of genetics]]. |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 23:26, October 4, 2007
Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) was an Austrian monk. He studied math and science at the University of Vienna after becoming a priest. Then he worked as a high school teacher in a monastery, and tended the monastery garden.
He is most well known for his genetic experiments with pea plants. Mendel cross-pollinated pea plants of different characteristics and recorded the characteristics of their offspring. Through recording the traits of several generations, Mendel came up with Mendel's principles of genetics.
References
Miller, Kenneth, et. al. Biology. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2006.