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Mendel's work on genetics would probably not have happened outside of a monastery. Such a massive, years-long study required a setting where the experimenter(s) could concentrate on a pretty esoteric field, without any need to produce anything of "value" over the years. Someone trying to support himself or a family while doing these experiments would probably have gone hungry after a year or so; and it is unlikely that any patron or government would have supported this work, as it did not seem to have any "payback." In a monastery, however, Mendel could do this work without distraction or need to "produce" anything.
It is important to remember that, although Mendel revolutionized Biology with his work, neither he -- nor anybody else -- realized this fact at the time. It appears he did these tests due to simple curiosity.
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Why did Gregor Mendel join a monastery?
He joined on a recommendation from his physics teacher, Freidrich Franz.
Why did Gregor Mendel not pollinate the first generation pea plants?
Mendel allowed the offspring of his experimental plants to self-pollinate. That is, he allowed the male and female reproductive cells of the same plant to join and produce a seed. One of the characteristics of pea plants is that it is easy to cross different pea plants but, left to themselves, they self-pollinate with little chance of any accidental pollination between plants. Source: Harcourt Science 6 2005 edition at page A25.
Why did Gregor Mendel change his name from Johann Mendel to Gregor Mendel?
Gregor Mendel changed his birth name because at a young age his father left home before he was born. His mother died while giving birth to her son. But knowing she would die she named her son before she passed to Johann because that was his fathers name. After she passed gregor wet to live wth his aunt on his mothers side. His aunt was ver absive for she already had two other children of her own to look after. So she treated young Gregor unfairly by making him work. One day he ran away to join a monastary. There told them his name was Gregor because he didn't want his aunt to find him, and it stuck to him from there. He liked the name Gregor because his only friend back at his aunts house was named gregory. But at the age of 8 Gregory died from small pox. so therefor it was in memory of Gregory. -Hope this helps! Um. I have NO idea if that's true or not. I've learned that Mendel lived on a family farm, where he developed hobbies like gardening which later helped him discover genetics, and that he was able to go to school and eventually university, so I don't think that explanation is true. From what I've learned, Mendel changed his name after joining the monastic life and becoming a monk. I think its a requisite to take up a new name.
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