Gregor Mendel

Gregor Mendel (July 20, 1822 – January 6, 1884) was a scientist and Augustinian friar known as the creator of modern genetics.
==Background==
Mendel conducted experiments with pea plants at a monastery in the Austrian Empire, today part of the Czech Republic. Mendel's experiments were posthumously recognized as having laid the foundation for the rules of heredity, also known as Mendelian inheritance.
==Notes==
The gardener exam at the Pioneer Scout camp has a question that directly references Mendel. It asks "You can use genetics to cross-breed certain plants and give them the traits that you want, even in your own garden! What friar famously showed how this is done by cross-breeding peas?" Mendel is listed as the correct answer to the question.Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Gardener: "You can use genetics to cross-breed certain plants and give them the traits that you want, even in your own garden! What friar famously showed how this is done by cross-breeding peas?"
==Appearances==
Mendel is mentioned .
==References==
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