7th April 2016 by What's What Team

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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