Ponna genetika moderengnge ripammulai nasaba ebbuuna Gregor Mendel, iyya mappitangngi makalaana, "Versuche uber Pflanzenhybriden" ("Eksperimen ri Hibridiasi Tanengtanengnge"), ri taung 1865, iyya pasilenneerengngi pahang ammanareng biologis'e, iyya makkeguuna mancaaji pong genetika moderengnge.