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Genetics powerpoint

This document discusses the contributions of Gregor Mendel to genetics. It notes that he was the first to use the term "genetics" and coined the term. He discovered the basic principles of heredity by breeding and studying thousands of pea plant varieties. His work helped lay the foundations for modern genetics and cloning techniques.

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 Improved our understanding of genetics.  His research helped to make organ transplantations possible.
 He was the first person to use the term genetics to describe the study of heredity and biological inheritance.  Coined the term “Genetics”.
 His work cloned frogs laid the foundations for somatic cell nuclear transfer, the application of which led to Dolly the sheep.
 Worked out the Structure of Proteins.
 “TheFather of Cloning”.
 “The Father of Genetics”.
 Worked on a project that enabled others to point out that the DNA was the molecule of inheritance.
 DNA was a genetic material, an inheritance molecule.
 Foundout the shape of the DNA.
 He noticed that there is a pattern in the 4 bases: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine.  A=T and G=C.
Genetics powerpoint