Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew PeasThe only picture book available about the father of genetics and his pea plants! How do mothers and fathers--whether they are apple trees, sheep, or humans--pass down traits to their children? This question fascinated Gregor Mendel throughout his life. Regarded as the world's first geneticist, Mendel overcame poverty and obscurity to discover one of the fundamental aspects of genetic science: animals, plants, and people all inherit and pass down traits through the same process, following the same rules. Living the slow-paced, contemplative life of a friar, Gregor Mendel was able to conceive and put into practice his great experiment: growing multiple generations of peas. From observing yellow peas, green peas, smooth peas, and wrinkled peas, Mendel crafted his theory of heredity--years before scientists had any notion of genes. Children will be inspired by Gregor's neverending search for knowledge, and his famous experiments are easy to understand as an introduction to genetics. F&P level: Q |
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... explained by a few simple rules called universal laws . Universal laws explain that some things will always act in the same way , even in different settings . For example , the universal law of gravity tells us how things move through ...
... explained that plants and animals change over time because those that are best fit to survive pass the traits for success on to their children . But Darwin was unable to explain how this transfer occurred , as he did not know about ...