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Gregor Johann Mendel discovered the rules of genetics years before anyone knew what a gene was. He disproved the "blood theory" and discovered the relationships between inherited characteristics of parents and offspring. He also determined the rules for dominant and recessive genes. He did this in about 1856 by cross breeding peas he was growing in his garden for food in the small monastery where he was an Abbott For years after, it was thought the genetic carrier was to be found in protein but Thomas Avery showed it was in the nucleic acids in the 1940s. For more on the pea experiments see related links below

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Mendel showed the basic patterns of the inheritance of different traits. His careful records enabled him to predict the numbers of offspring showing different characteristics. He recognised that certain characteristics show up in offspring without blending.http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_1.htm

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