Bob Downie☑️ · @geomannie
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I have just been picking the first of my notionally purple-podded pea crop. Where is when you need him?

(to be fair, most pods were purple)

#gregormendel

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Ele Willoughby, PhD · @minouette
816 followers · 938 posts · Server spore.social

Happy birthday to Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), scientist & Augustinian friar who posthumously gained fame for establishing many of the rules of heredity, fundamental to modern genetics. By carefully crossbreeding pea plants & tracing 7 characteristics (plant height, pod shape & colour, seed shape & colour, and flower position and colour)….

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#sciart #linocut #printmaking #gregormendel #histstm #biology #botany #genetics #reliefprint #printmaker #washi #mastoart

Last updated 1 year ago

ISOGG · @isogg
276 followers · 28 posts · Server genealysis.social

“Sequencing his DNA revealed genetic variants linked to diabetes, heart problems, and kidney disease. The variant that most intrigued Fairbanks was in a gene that has been associated with epilepsy and neurological issues.”


npr.org/sections/health-shots/

#dna #isogg #internationalsocietyofgeneticgenealogy #geneticgenealogy #Genealogy #geneadons #epigenetics #mendel #gregormendel

Last updated 2 years ago