Principles or laws of inheritance were enunciated by
Gregor Johann Mendel, an Austrian Monk. He discovered the principles of heredity through the experiments on the pea plant. Mendel conducted hybridization experiments on garden peas for seven years and proposed the laws of inheritance in living organisms. They are Law of dominance, Law of segregation, Law of Independent assortment. He is regarded as Father of Genetics.
So, the correct option is ‘Mendel’,