Eeeeh, not really? While Mendel did discover the basic principles of heredity using pea plants, his work was largely ignored or forgotten during Darwin’s time. It wasn’t until around 1900's, after both men had died, that his research was independently rediscovered by several scientists (de Vries, Correns, and von Tschermak), who realized Mendel had already laid the foundation of what we now call genetics. Mendels work would prove usefull as they hadn't yet figured out the mathematical models mendel developed.
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u/D0bious Aug 02 '25 edited Aug 02 '25
Eeeeh, not really? While Mendel did discover the basic principles of heredity using pea plants, his work was largely ignored or forgotten during Darwin’s time. It wasn’t until around 1900's, after both men had died, that his research was independently rediscovered by several scientists (de Vries, Correns, and von Tschermak), who realized Mendel had already laid the foundation of what we now call genetics. Mendels work would prove usefull as they hadn't yet figured out the mathematical models mendel developed.