Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who is the father of genetics?

  1. H G Khurana

  2. Johan Mendel

  3. Robert Hook

  4. Aristotle
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Gregor Mendel is known as the father of genetics for his pioneering work on inheritance patterns using pea plants. He discovered fundamental laws including dominance, segregation, and independent assortment. The answer has a typo - it should be Gregor, not Johan. H G Khorana contributed to cracking the genetic code, Robert Hooke discovered cells, and Aristotle studied natural philosophy.

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