Gregor Mendel:

My experiments with single traits all lead to the same result: that from the seeds of hybrids, plants are obtained half of which in turn carry the hybrid trait (Aa), the other half, however, receive the parental traits A and a in equal amounts. Thus, on the average, among four plants two have the hybrid trait Aa, one the parental trait A, and the other the parental trait a. Therefore, 2Aa+ A +a or A + 2Aa + a is the empirical simple series for two differing traits.

— Gregor Mendel Modern

Father of genetics

Context

From a letter to Carl Nägeli.

Date / Period

1866

Source

https://www.todayinsci.com/M/Mendel_Gregor/MendelGregor-Quotations.htm

Verification

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Explanation

Found in 1 providers: gemini

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Cross Reference

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