Through his breeding experiments with pea plants, Mendel established three principles of inheritance that described the transmission of genetic traits before genes were even discovered.

Which thumb is on top? This simple gesture has been used to illustrate genetic inheritance, and again, it’s something you can easily demonstrate in class Yup, this also isn’t strictly genetic.

Scientists have known for decades that genes alone don’t account for the full picture of inheritance. For instance, we now know about epigenetics — changes in gene expression that don’t ...

These findings provide evidence in support of the genetic model for color inheritance in the spathe. Planta publishes timely and substantial articles on all aspects of plant biology, and features ...