uk â /ËpÉÊ.Éªm/ us â /ËpoÊ.Ém/. B1 a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest: a book of love poems. The poet recited some of her recent poems. More examples.
Gregor Mendel is called the father of genetics because he was the first person in the world to observe the fact that characteristics were passed on from the parents to the children.However, he did not take much interest in human characteristics. He had more interest in the plants.e knew that passing down traits also existed in plants, and that is why he chose to study plants. He did try studying animals, but he was not successful with his attempt. Gregor Mendel was accredited with the title, father of genetics, much later after his death.
Mendel's First Law of Genetics (Law of Segregation) Genetic analysis predates Gregor Mendel, but Mendel's laws form the theoretical basis of our understanding of the genetics of inheritance. Mendel made two innovations to the science of genetics: developed pure lines.