Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Brünn
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The Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Brünn (Original title in German: Verhandlungen des naturforschenden Vereins Brünn) was the scientific journal
where Gregor Mendel
published his scientific discoveries on genetics
which he made between 1856 to 1863. It was the official journal of the Natural History Society in Brno
.
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
where Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel
Gregor Johann Mendel was an Austrian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the new science of genetics. Mendel demonstrated that the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants follows particular patterns, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance...
published his scientific discoveries on genetics
Mendelian inheritance
Mendelian inheritance is a scientific description of how hereditary characteristics are passed from parent organisms to their offspring; it underlies much of genetics...
which he made between 1856 to 1863. It was the official journal of the Natural History Society in Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
.
See also
- Experiments on Plant HybridizationExperiments on Plant HybridizationWritten in 1865 by Gregor Mendel, Experiments on Plant Hybridization was the result after years spent studying genetic traits in pea plants. Mendel read his paper to the Natural History Society of Brünn on February 8 and March 8, 1865...