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Mendel described hereditary factors as "units of inheritance," which we now understand as genes. He proposed that these factors exist in pairs and segregate independently during the formation of gametes, leading to the inheritance of traits. Mendel's work laid the foundation for the laws of inheritance, including the Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment, which explain how traits are passed from parents to offspring.

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