Section 10.1 Summary -- pages Genetics--Branch of biology that studies heredity Genetics--Branch of biology that studies heredity Heredity -- the passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring Heredity -- the passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring <PERSON>--Austrian monk who used pea plants to study how traits are passed from one generation to the next <PERSON>--Austrian monk who used pea plants to study how traits are passed from one generation to the next