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. 2016 Jan 8;4(1):3-8.
doi: 10.1002/mgg3.199. eCollection 2016 Jan.

Johann Gregor Mendel: paragon of experimental science

Mauricio De Castro  1
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Johann Gregor Mendel: paragon of experimental science

Mauricio De Castro. Mol Genet Genomic Med. .

Abstract

This is a foreword on the life and work of one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, the father of modern genetics, Johann Gregor Mendel.

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Figure 1
Birth house of Gregor Mendel in Heinzendorf bei Odrau. (Property of Palickap, Wikimedia commons).
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Figure 2
The Augustinian monastery where Mendel performed his experiments, in the southwest portion of old Brno. The church and the monk residency can be seen here. (Courtesy of Dr. David Fankhauser).
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Figure 3
Grounds of the St. Thomas Abbey where Mendel bred his peas (Pisum sativum). The foundation of the greenhouse can still be seen in the proximal part of the picture. (Courtesy of Dr. David Fankhauser).
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Figure 4
Mendel's well (Courtesy of Dr. David Fankhauser).
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Figure 5
Mendel was an avid apiculturist. The abbey still keeps bees (Hives are visible on the terrace above the wall) (Courtesy of Dr. David Fankhauser).
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Figure 6
Mendel's microscope. (Courtesy of Dr. David Fankhauser).
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Figure 7
Mendel's memorial statue watching over his garden in the old Brno monastery. (Courtesy of Dr. David Fankhauser).
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