Biology GCSE
Mendel's experiments
What Mendel's experiments means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Mendel's experiments
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In the mid-19th century breeding experiments on plants showed that inheritance of each characteristic is determined by 'units' passed to descendants unchanged.
Topics that use Mendel's experiments
- The understanding of genetics (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
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