Often called the "Father of Modern Genetics", Gregor Mendel gains his fame as the man who discovered the basic principles of heredity. Even though his research with pea plants was revolutionary, it was so ingenious and unparalleled at the time that it was disregarded. It took 34 years for the scientific community to even realize what he had done and the tremendous importance of his discoveries (Gasking). He was a dedicated researcher who spent every spare …showed first 75 words of 1625 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1625 total…science very differently. Works Cited Gasking, Elizabeth B. "Why Was Mendel\'s Work Ignored?" Journal of the History of Ideas 20 (1959). 30 Sept. 2004 <http://www.jstor.org/journals>. Edelson, Edward. Gregor Mendel and the Roots of Genetics. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1999. Hart, Michael H. The 100. New York City: Galahad Books, 1982. 306-310. Seung, Rhee Y. Gregor Mendel. 1999. National Health Museum. 30 Sept. 2004 <http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/Gregor_Mendel.html>.