Gregor Mendel (July 1822 – January, 1884): 

Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk, botanist and plan experimenter, whom already had a strong foundation for mathematics and science. He began as a high school teacher who taught nature science, his love for nature was what drove he to find his discovery. He is often referred to as the father of genetics and the first person to discover the basic laws of heredity and came up with the idea that genes existed. In his gigantic pea plant he found the secret to genetic, and also developed two laws; the law of segregation and law of independent assortment. Law of segregation stated that alternative versions of gene are responsible for variations in inherited characters. Law of independent assortment stated that each pair of alleles will segregate independently of the other pairs of alleles during the formation of gametes. He also held the important link to Darwin’s theory of natural selection. His founding was rediscovered in modern times and became the foundation of modern genetics and heredity. He chose peas as his test subjects, because of the distinct features of peas. Like other scientist, Mendel did publish, but his work was not taken seriously and he did not become famous or rich during his life time. 

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