Mendel's Experiments

Mendel's experiments involved growing pea plants to study how traits like color and height were inherited. He deliberately crossbred plants with different traits and observed the offspring over generations. Through careful counting, he discovered that specific traits are inherited in predictable ways, following what we now call dominant and recessive patterns. These experiments laid the foundation for understanding genetics, showing that traits are passed from parents to offspring in ways that follow consistent rules, rather than being blended or lost. His work revealed the basic principles that govern inheritance in all living organisms.