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The observation that living things inherit traits from their parents has been used since prehistoric times to improve crop plants and animals through selective breeding
Genetics
The observation that living things inherit traits from their parents has been used since prehistoric times to improve crop plants and animals through selective breeding. The modern science of genetics, seeking to understand this process, began with the work of the Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel in the mid-19th century.
when are organisms considered to belong to the same species When two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction what is it classified as? UNANSWERABLE what is the main topic defined as? Biologists and taxonomists have made many attempts to define species, beginning from morphology and moving towards genetics
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Genetics [SEP] History
The observation that living things inherit traits from their parents has been used since prehistoric times to improve crop plants and animals through selective breeding. The modern science of genetics, seeking to understand this process, began with the work of the Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel in the mid-19th century. Prior to Mendel, Imre Festetics, a Hungarian noble, who lived in Kőszeg before Mendel, was the first who used the word "genetics." He described several rules of genetic inheritance in his work "The genetic law of the Nature" (Die genetische Gesätze der Natur, 1819). His second law is the same as what Mendel published.