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Also Known As Johann Mendel • Gregor Johann Mendel
Born July 20, 1822
Died January 6, 1884 (aged 61) • Austria-Hungary
Subjects Of Study plant • Mendelian inheritance • gene • heredity • hybridization • principle of independent assortment • principle of segregation

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Gregor Mendel
Illustration showing three edible pea plants: pink flowers on the left, white flowers on the right, and a hybrid with both colors in the center, demonstrating Mendelian inheritance.
Mendel's law of independent assortment
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Marble sculpture of Josef Gregor Mendel standing in robes with arms slightly outstretched, set on a pedestal with carved figures, located in Brno, Czech Republic.
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