Gregor Mendel conducted his experiments on pea plants (Pisum sativum) to study heredity. He chose pea plants because they were easily grown, had observable traits that were easy to control, and exhibited clear patterns of inheritance.
Peas hybridization experiment
traits are passed from parents to offspring
Gregor Mendel conducted his experiments on pea plants in the mid-19th century, between 1856 and 1863. His work laid the foundation for the field of genetics.
Gregor Mendel referred to factors as units of heredity that are responsible for the transmission of traits from parents to offspring. These factors are what we now know as genes, which determine an organism's characteristics. Mendel's work laid the foundation for the field of genetics.
Gregor Mendel was born on July 20, 1822.