Gregor Mendel
Synopsis Gregor Mendel was an Augustan Monk who taught natural science to high school students before becoming the father of genetics. ... During a normal walk in his garden, Mendel often wondered plants acquired odd characteristics. ... Mendel then grew the two plants offspring side by side to see if there would be any connection of traits passed on. Mendel used this experiment to test Larmarcks views concerning the effects of the environment on plants. Mendel disproved Lamarck’s theory.