Explain why G. Mendel is often called the founder of genetics.

G. Mendel possessed the most important qualities for a true scientist. Firstly, G. Mendel was able to formulate a specific question to which he would like to get an answer, and, secondly, he knew how to correctly understand and interpret the results of experiments, that is, he was able to draw correct conclusions from the results of his experiments. The results of many years of work G. Mendel summarized in the publication “Experiments on plant hybrids”, which was published on February 8, 1965. This article outlined the main patterns of inheritance of traits that formed the basis of modern genetics. Thus, genetics is one of the few scientific disciplines that has an exact date of birth. However, the works of G. Mendal were ahead of their time; they were only appreciated after 35 years. In 1900, three researchers (Hugo de Vries, Karl Erich Correnes, Erich Cermak) independently rediscovered Mendel’s laws at different objects. The results of the work of these researchers proved the correctness of the laws established at the time by G. Mendel. They honestly recognized his primacy in this matter and named these laws the name of Mendel. 1900 is considered the official date of birth of the science of genetics.