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[__ Science __ ] Gregor Mendel: No Darwinian
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While Gregor Mendel may not have been openly religious in his science writings, the position he held on Darwinism very closely mirrors a modern creationist position.
This is false. Mendel had a lot of interest in evolution, and even sent his paper to Darwin, who (awash in unsolicited papers, apparently never read it, the pages uncut). Too bad that he didn't, for Mendel cleared up a difficult problem for Darwin. If inheritance was in the blood (as most biologists then thought) it would be almost impossible for a new trait to become established in a population. Mendel showed that it was more like sorting beads, and so the puzzle was solved. It is no coincidence that Darwinian theory became accepted by almost all biologists after Mendel's work was rediscovered in the early 1900s.
Initially (like Darwin) Mendel was skeptical of evolution. He only accepted it, after his experiments showed the mechanism for evolutionary genetics. He essentially disproved Darwin's "provisional hypothesis" of pangenesis, the idea of particulate "gemmules" responsible for heredity. But it turns out, the real story is much more consistent with evolution than Darwin's hypothesis.
In his final letter to Nägeli, Mendel proposed a Darwinian scenario for natural selection using the same German term for “struggle for existence” as in his copies of Darwin’s books. His published and private scientific writings are entirely objective, devoid of polemics or religious allusions, and address evolutionary questions in a manner consistent with that of his scientific contemporaries. The image that emerges of Mendel is of a meticulous scientist who accepted the tenets of Darwinian evolution, while privately pinpointing aspects of Darwin’s views of inheritance that were not supported by Mendel’s own experiments.
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Mendel's work wasn't truly appreciated until the 1900s, long after his death. Mendel had unknowingly provided the Theory of Evolution with a mechanism for the passing down of traits during natural selection.
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The so-called "Modern Synthesis" incorporating the discoveries of Darwin and Mendel became the standard evolutionary theory in modern biology.
While Gregor Mendel may not have been openly religious in his science writings, the position he held on Darwinism very closely mirrors a modern creationist position.
This is false. Mendel had a lot of interest in evolution, and even sent his paper to Darwin, who (awash in unsolicited papers, apparently never read it, the pages uncut). Too bad that he didn't, for Mendel cleared up a difficult problem for Darwin. If inheritance was in the blood (as most biologists then thought) it would be almost impossible for a new trait to become established in a population. Mendel showed that it was more like sorting beads, and so the puzzle was solved. It is no coincidence that Darwinian theory became accepted by almost all biologists after Mendel's work was rediscovered in the early 1900s.
Initially (like Darwin) Mendel was skeptical of evolution. He only accepted it, after his experiments showed the mechanism for evolutionary genetics. He essentially disproved Darwin's "provisional hypothesis" of pangenesis, the idea of particulate "gemmules" responsible for heredity. But it turns out, the real story is much more consistent with evolution than Darwin's hypothesis.
In his final letter to Nägeli, Mendel proposed a Darwinian scenario for natural selection using the same German term for “struggle for existence” as in his copies of Darwin’s books. His published and private scientific writings are entirely objective, devoid of polemics or religious allusions, and address evolutionary questions in a manner consistent with that of his scientific contemporaries. The image that emerges of Mendel is of a meticulous scientist who accepted the tenets of Darwinian evolution, while privately pinpointing aspects of Darwin’s views of inheritance that were not supported by Mendel’s own experiments.
Mendel and Darwin: untangling a persistent enigma - Heredity
Mendel and Darwin were contemporaries, with much overlap in their scientifically productive years. Available evidence shows that Mendel knew much about Darwin, whereas Darwin knew nothing of Mendel. Because of the fragmentary nature of this evidence, published inferences regarding Mendel’s views...
www.nature.com
Mendel's work wasn't truly appreciated until the 1900s, long after his death. Mendel had unknowingly provided the Theory of Evolution with a mechanism for the passing down of traits during natural selection.
Gregor Mendel's Unique Experiments Made Him the Father of Genetics
Gregor Mendel is considered the Father of Genetics, most well-known for his work with breeding and cultivating pea plants.
The so-called "Modern Synthesis" incorporating the discoveries of Darwin and Mendel became the standard evolutionary theory in modern biology.