The study of

Genetics
heredity, how
certain traits passed
from parents to
offspring

S o m e s c i en t i s t s w h o c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e de v e l o p m en t o f

Genetics

Gregor Genes Thomas Hunt

Mendel originally called them as Aristotle
Mendel Morgan

Elementen
Started an experiment on Inherited characteristics were carried in A variant form of gene is an Suggested that physical traits of organisms
Did the same experiment as Mendel’s on a

discrete which we know as are stored in the male semen

Alleles
Peas

Fruit Fly

From there he developed First of his observations were dubbed

Dom inant and
Recess i veness
as

The
‘Blending
Theory’ Two identical allele is called Two identical allele is called

Homozygous Heterozygous