Question

Who was Mendel ? Why was he called' Father of Genetics'?

Answer 1

Gregor Johann Mendel (1822 – 1884) was a scientist and the founder of the modern science of genetics. He was the first to carryout the study on the transmission of characteristics from the parents to the offsprings. He proposed that heredity is controlled by factors, which are now believed to be segments of chromosomes or genes. He also proposed the law of inheritance. That is why, he is known as father of genetics.