The existence of genes was first suggested by?

Q. The existence of genes was first suggested by?
Answer: Gregor Mendel
Notes: In the 19th century Heredity was poorly understood in general, and the concept of a gene did not exist at all. Gregor Mendel worked with garden pea plants to establish the concept of gene.

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