Gregor Mendel and Heredity
Author:
Robert N. Webb
Publication:
1963 by Franklin Watts, Inc
Genre:
Biography, Non-fiction, Science
Series:
Immortals of Science 
Members Only (World History)
Pages:
114
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GREGOR MENDEL was one of the greatest pioneer biologists who ever lived. His carefully-controlled experiments with common garden peas gave to mankind the beginnings of the science of genetics. The patient work of this humble Austrian monk helped establish the theory of dominant and recessive traits which are the basis of Mendel's Law of Heredity. His approach to the manner in which living things pass on characteristics from parent to offspring was simple and uncomplicated. Mendel's brilliant work lay virtually unnoticed in his own lifetime; it was not till 1900, thirty-four years after his death, that its significance was truly appreciated. Today, Mendel's Laws not only still serve genetics essentially unaltered but are a solid base upon which the science of heredity and variation among related organisms is expanding.
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AmericanRobert Webb was born in Dayton, Ohio, but has lived near Boston in recent years. Inspired, perhaps, by his own Cape Cod forefathers, he has taken a ... See more
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The Immortals of Science Series
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
These books are of varying lengths based on how much is known about the lives of the subject. Whatever the length, I sped through each one as though it were a suspense novel. How will this one manage to carry on his work in the midst of civil war? How can that one earn the respect of the scientific community so his work can be published for the world? What will be the exciting sequence of events that will lead to the ultimate breakthrough? Will he live long enough to find the answer he has searched for all his life?
The science in these books is written in language any curious reader will be able to understand. The authors don’t condescend, but the writing is not above a confident reader, perhaps ten and above. They would also be interesting enough for reading aloud so they can be shared with the entire family, whatever their ages.
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