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How Did Mendel'S Work Come to Light?

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How did Mendel's work come to light?
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Mendel's work did not receive much notice till 1900. Then three scientists: Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and Erich von Tschermak working independently rediscovered his work and brought Mendel's experiment to limelight.

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Chapter 3: Principles of Genetics - Exercise 2 [Page 36]

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Frank Biology Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 3 Principles of Genetics
Exercise 2 | Q 7 | Page 36

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