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Gregor Mendel (7/22/1822- 1884)

Mendel, O.S.A., experimental garden (35x7 meters) in the grounds of the Augustinian Monastery in Old Brno. Its appearance before 1922.

Experimented with garden peas Pisum sativum

Tested some 28,000 pea plants in 7 years Used artificial fertilization Worked in limited space in monastery garden

First to consider single traits of hybridization experiments results Devised precise mathematical pattem Did not understand biological process, eg. chromosomes & DNA 1900 three botanists “discovered” his papers while researching their own findings