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Johann Mendel was born.
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GREGOR JOHANN MENDEL
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Mendel entered the Augustinian Abbey Monastery and took up the name Gregor.
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He studied hundrededs of pea plants over 10 years and discovered what is known as Laws of Heredity
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The pea data led him to propose the existence of Genes.
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Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk published a paper on genetics that earned him the nickname"the Father of Modern Genetics."
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Gregor Johann Mendel Died