Question

Of all the people who have studied inheritance, the person who made the most lasting impression on the science of genetics is select one:
a. frederick griffith.
b. king george iii.
c. gregor mendel.
d. charles darwin.
e. robert hooke.

Answer 1

The correct answer here would be C.

Gregor Mendel was an Austrian priest, mathematician and most importantly a botanist. He is considered to be the father of classical genetics. He was among the first people to find about the dominant and recessive traits that are passed randomly from the parents to the offspring.