In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

The year was 1900. Three European botanists — one Dutch, one German and one Austrian — all reported results from breeding experiments in plants. Each claimed that they had independently discovered ...

These resources provide an overview to how the basic principles of inheritance were studied and elucidated by Gregor Mendel. Basic linkage analysis is also described to serve as a foundation for more ...