mendel

noun

1. Gre·gor Jo·hann [greg-er yoh-hahn; German grey-gawr yoh-hahn] /ˈgrɛg ər ˈyoʊ hɑn; German ˈgreɪ gɔr ˈyoʊ hɑn/, 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.
2. a male given name, form of Mandel.

noun

1. Gregor Johann (ˈɡreːɡɔr joˈhan). 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist; founder of the science of genetics. He developed his theory of organic inheritance from his experiments on the hybridization of green peas. His findings were published (1865) but remained unrecognized until 1900See Mendel’s laws

1. Austrian botanist and founder of the science of genetics. He discovered Mendel’s laws.

1. Austrian botanist and founder of the science of genetics. He formulated the important principles, known as Mendel’s laws, that form the basis of modern genetics.