The way in which traits are passed from one generation to the next-and sometimes skip generations-was first explained by Gregor Mendel. By experimenting with pea plant breeding, Mendel developed three principles of inheritance that described the transmission of genetic traits, before anyone knew genes existed.
1. Steppe. Much of the region of Central Asia is covered by a semi-arid, treeless, mostly flat land known as the Steppe or Steppes. Part is in Europe by the Ukraine, but most is in Asia extending to eastern Mongolia. 1  Steppe Tribes.
The Geography of East Asia. 1  The climate of East Asia is both similar to and different from that of Europe and the United States. 2  It is similar in that it is a temperate climate, with colder winters and warm summers. It is similar in that it is a temperate climate, with colder winters and warm summers. 2  It is different in that most of the rainfall occurs during the warm summer months, rather than during the winter months.