Science history: 'Father of modern genetics' describes his experiments with pea plants — and proves that heredity is transmitted in discrete units — Feb. 8, 1865

Gregor Mendel described his experiments with pea plants and proved that genes are transmitted in discrete units, with certain ...
Nature

Mendel's Principles of Heredity

A REVIEW of the first edition of Dr. Bateson's valuable conspectus of discoveries in regard to heredity made by the application of Mendel's methods of research, appeared in NATURE of May 25, 1911 (vol ...
The Scientist

Mendel in the Hot Seat, 1902

At the turn of the 20th century, Gregor Mendel’s seminal 1866 paper on pea plants and the principles of inheritance resurfaced in the scientific community, thanks to a few intrepid botanists who had ...
Nature

Introducing genetics: from Mendel to molecule

Mastering the fundamentals of genetics can be a daunting task for the average reader. In the textbook, ’Introducing Genetics: From Mendel to Molecule,’ Dr Alison Thomas describes the field of genetics ...