GREGOR MENDEL

GREGOR MENDEL

• He was an Austrian monk.
• As a monk he studies mathematics and science.
• His interest came when he was a little boy, in his father's orchard
• He would predict the possible types of flowers and crossbreeds
• He is known as the father of genetics

GREGOR MENDEL

GREGOR MENDEL

• Born:July 22, 1822
• Died:January 6, 1884
• Was taught by Christian Doppler

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GARDEN PEAS

GARDEN PEAS

HIS DEATH

• He was laid to rest in the monastery’s burial plot and his funeral was well attended
• He died of kidney inflammation

THIS TOPIC IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE........

• It can affect our health & our risk of illness
• It helps in diagnosing & treating genetic diseases, diabetes, & haemophilia
• In the future, doctors and scientist hope to use our genetic information to diagnose, treat , prevent & cure many illnesses

These are young monks

This is similar to the orchard that Gregor Mendel worked in as a child

This is Gregor Mendel

He would often expirement with peas like these

He would often crossbreed plants and sometimes animals

SOURCES

• Our book
• (www.sciencemuseum.org)
• (www.biography.com)
• (www.funtrivia.com)
• (www.anthro.polomar.edu)

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