<P> The observation that living things inherit traits from their parents has been used since prehistoric times to improve crop plants and animals through selective breeding . The modern science of genetics , seeking to understand this process , began with the work of the Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel in the mid-19th century . </P>
<P> The observation that living things inherit traits from their parents has been used since prehistoric times to improve crop plants and animals through selective breeding . The modern science of genetics , seeking to understand this process , began with the work of the Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel in the mid-19th century . </P>
when did modern study of genetics begin and with whom
when did modern study of genetics begin and with whom
Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel in the mid-19th century
Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel in the mid-19th century