Crash Course Botany

What Do Pea Plants Have To Do With Your Eye Color?

All of the different plants on Earth—from mango trees to marigolds—have come about thanks to the simple rules of genetic inheritance, which determine how traits are passed on from one generation to the next. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore the remarkable story of how a botanist and mathematician named Gregor Mendel laid the groundwork for modern genetics.

What Do Pea Plants Have To Do With Your Eye Color?

13m 25s

All of the different plants on Earth—from mango trees to marigolds—have come about thanks to the simple rules of genetic inheritance, which determine how traits are passed on from one generation to the next. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore the remarkable story of how a botanist and mathematician named Gregor Mendel laid the groundwork for modern genetics.

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