#peaplant — Public Fediverse posts
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Some of his findings are subtly alluded to in the layout of the pea flowers, like a Punnett square depicting a cross between two pea plants heterozygous for purple and white blossoms.
#sciart #linocut #printmaking #GregorMendel #histstm #biology #botany #genetics #reliefPrint #printmaker #washi #peaplant*He had initially set out to study the rules determining plant hybrids but was able to later reinterpret his data to look at heredity with a species.
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I thought I should submit my portrait of Gregor Mendel to the Pressing Matters Magazine pink & green challenge.
Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), was a scientist & Augustinian friar who posthumously gained fame for establishing many of the rules of heredity, fundamental to modern genetics. By carefully crossbreeding pea plants & tracing 7 characteristics (plant height, pod shape & 🧵1/2
#sciart #linocut #printmaking #histstm #biology #botany #genetics #reliefPrint #printmaker #washi #peaplant