Biology JAMB

Gregor Mendel is regarded as the father of?

A. variation
B. genetics
C. mycology
D. natural selection

Correct Answer:

Option B – genetics

Explanation

Gregor Mendel, through his work on pea plants, discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance.

He deduced that genes come in pairs and are inherited as distinct units, one from each parent. Mendel tracked the segregation of parental genes and their appearance in the offspring as dominant or recessive traits.

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