Name the single individual whose work in the mid-1800s contributed to our understanding of the particulate nature of inheritance as well as the basic genetic transmission patterns. With what organism did this person work?

A) Thomas Hunt Morgan; Drosophila
B) George Beadle; Neurospora
C) Calvin Bridges; Drosophila
D) Gregor Mendel; Pisum sativum
E) Boris Ephrussi; Ephestia


Answer: D

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