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== Scientific developments leading up to the theory ==
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 (''Pisum sativum'') to explain how variation can be inherited and maintained over time.
=== Blending Model vs. Particulate Model ===
* '''Blending Model:'''
* '''Particulate Model:'''
== Mendel's Methods ==
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