Genes
Gregor Mendel proposed that inherited characteristics are determined by discrete units called "factors" (now known as genes) that are passed down from parents to offspring. These genes come in pairs, with one copy inherited from each parent, and they influence the traits and characteristics that an organism develops. Mendel's work laid the foundation for the modern understanding of how traits are inherited.
Gregor Johann Mendel
A trait inherited in accordance with Mendel's law of segregation.
Mendel concluded that traits are inherited through discrete units called genes, which come in pairs and are passed down from parents to offspring. These genes determine the physical characteristics, or traits, of an organism.
Mendel called the factors that determine traits "genes." He observed that these genes are passed down from parents to offspring and contribute to the inherited characteristics of an organism.
Inherited
Gregor Mendel
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Gregor Johann Mendel
Unfortunately not. Darwin's idea of how offspring inherited characteristics was wholly mistaken, Mendel's work would have been very useful support for Darwin's work but although Mendel sent a copy of his paper to Darwin, it was in German and Darwin didn't have it translated and so didn't realise it's importance.
Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, is credited with being the first to discover that genes are inherited traits through his experiments with pea plants in the mid-19th century. Mendel's work established the foundation for the science of genetics.
Inherited traits.