jan 1, 1865 - 1865: Gregor Mendel's work on pea plants helped demonstrate heredity and discovered the laws of inheritance. He worked on the pea plants from 1856-1863 and published in 1865.
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He was able to learn about this by breeding pea plants and seeing how the dominant and recessive genes are passed down from the parent alleles.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1865
Now
~ 160 years ago