He conducted experiments with pea plants in the mid-19th century, and his careful observations and analysis led to the formulation of these fundamental laws:
* Law of Segregation: Each individual carries two alleles for each trait, and these alleles separate during gamete formation, with each gamete receiving only one allele.
* Law of Independent Assortment: Alleles for different traits segregate independently of each other during gamete formation.
* Law of Dominance: Some alleles are dominant and will be expressed even if only one copy is present, while other alleles are recessive and will only be expressed if two copies are present.
While Mendel's work was initially overlooked, it was rediscovered in the early 20th century, and his laws have become the cornerstone of modern genetics.
