Gregor Mendel
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About
Augustinian friar and research scientist who became posthumously known as the founder of modern genetics. He demonstrated that the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants follows particular patterns, which is now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance.
Before Fame
He grew up and worked on the family farm, which had been in the family for 130 years.
Trivia
He alo design and built bee hives which he used for breeding bees.
Family Life
He had two sisters, who were named Veronica and Theresia.
Associated With
Christian Doppler was his physics professor.
