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Who Was Mendel?

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Who was Mendel?
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Gregor Johann Mendel was a biologist who carried out experiments on garden pea and derived a few fundamental principles in genetics. He is called the 'Father of Genetics'.

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Chapter 3: Principles of Genetics - Exercise 1 [Page 35]

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Frank Biology Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 3 Principles of Genetics
Exercise 1 | Q 8 | Page 35

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