Mendel's Experiments on Inheritance

Estimated time: 3 minutes

CBSE: Class 12

Key Points: Mendel's Experiments on Inheritance

Gregor Mendel is known as the Father of Genetics; he worked on pea plants (1856–1863).
He used true-breeding pea plants and studied inheritance using cross-pollination experiments.
Mendel selected 7 pairs of contrasting traits (e.g., tall/dwarf, round/wrinkled, yellow/green).
He introduced the concepts of dominant and recessive traits.
His experiments had a large sample size and statistical analysis, making the results reliable.
Mendel’s work formed the basic laws of inheritance, explaining how traits pass from parents to offspring.
His findings were confirmed by repeated experiments across generations.