Question

In what year was Mendel's work independently rediscovered by multiple scientists?

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• 1920

• 1884

• 1900

• 1856

Answer 1

Mendel's work was independently rediscovered in 1900 by three scientists: Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns, and Erich von Tschermak. This rediscovery occurred sixteen years after Mendel's death and revived scientific interest in heredity studies. The timing of this rediscovery was crucial, as improved knowledge of chromosomes and cell division now made Mendel's principles more comprehensible to the scientific community.