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Gregor Mendel
What did Gregor Mendel do outside of his work in genetics?
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February 01, 2008 12:46AM
He was a priest. He did his work on genetics in the church's garden.
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Gregor Mendel was the first person to introduce the concept of
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Gregor Mendel
DOB: July 20, 1822
DOD: January 6, 1884
Profession: Genetics
Birthplace: Hyncice, Moravia (now Czech Republic)
Personal History:
Gregor Mendel was born into an ethnic German family. He is the
son of Anton and Rosin Mendel. They lived and worked on a farm,
which the Mendel family owned for at least 130 years. Gregor Mendel
was a priest, teacher, and gardener and he was never married.
Remembered for:
Gregor Mendel was remembered for discovering genetics in 1851.
Mendel showed that the inheritance of traits follows particular
laws [which were later named after him]. The significance of
Mendel's work wasn't recognized until the turn of the 20th century.
Its rediscovery prompted the foundation of the discipline of
genetics.