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1. The person who first began the study of genetics in the 1800’s and was called the father of genetics because of this was

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The answer is George Mendel. He is known as a father of genetics because of his work on pea plant. He discovered that genes are present in a form of pair and there are two alleles to a single gene which manifest the traits.

His work with pea plant clearly explains the fact that there are two alleles of a single gene, for example:

Pea shape- round or wrinkled

Pod color- green or yellow

He is know as father of genetics by introducing The law of inheritance

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