The discovery of DNA

A person’s DNA, short for deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule that functions as a storehouse of genetic information. The discovery of DNA was a major breakthrough in medical science. While Watson and Crick gave the actual structure of the molecule, the credit of its discovery and identification goes to Friedrich Miescher.

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The father of genetics was an Augustinian monk

Austrian botanist Gregor Johann Mendel, known for his heredity theory, was an Augustinian monk who began his experiments in his monastery’s garden. Gregor Mendel is known as the father of genetics. He gave the basic principles of genetics. Working in his garden, on peas, he elucidated the principles of heredity.

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