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[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 6 points 10 months ago

Yes but he likely forged some data. Statistics show a high probability of his pea counts with a clear 3:1 phenome split being too good to be true.

Source: Mathematics of Life by Ian Stewart. I also visited his museum on Mendel Square, Brno.

[-] kadu@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

He also discarded a lot of data that didn't meet his proposed patterns.

How do we know? Well, wouldn't it be a nice coincidence if this motherfucker just casually randomly selected 13 different traits that follow simple dominance patterns - but none of the other dozens of traits that do not?

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago

Yes, he did not quite follow principles of integrity. But let's not understate the impact of his work on biology.

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