“Father” of genetics Austrian monk, mid-1800s Researched pea plant inheritance –Easy to grow, fast reproduction –Studied plant height, pea shape/color, pod color, etc. Pea Plant Reproduction Self-pollination –Male gametes (pollen) fertilize egg of same flower –Produces...
16) Genetics and Eugenics1900 – Gregor Mendel’s scientific studies of genetic inheritance (from 1865) are rediscovered and replicated.1921 – The American Eugenics Society (founded) – Eugenics is the disturbing proposition to “improve” the human population through selective breeding....