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== History ==

Early in the 19th century, scientists had already recognized that Earth has been inhabited by living creatures for a very long time. On the other hand, they did not understand what mechanisms actually drove [[Biodiversity|biological diversity]]. They also did not understand how [[Trait (biology)|physical traits]] are inherited from one generation to the next. [[Blending inheritance]] was the common ideal at the time, but was later discredited by the experiments of [[Gregor Mendel]]. Mendel proposed the theory of '''particulate inheritance''' by using [[pea]] plants to explain how variation can be inherited and maintained over time.

== See also ==

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== References ==

* Campbell, N. E. & Reece, J. B. (2002). ''Biology'' (6th ed.). San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings.

* "Particulate inheritance." ''BioEd Online''. Retrieved 3-5-2009 from [http://www.bioedonline.org/slides/slide01.cfm?tk=60 BioEd Online Slides]