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
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