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[[File:Mendel.png|right|thumb|[[Gregor Mendel]], the Father of Genetics]]
The '''theory of particulate inheritance''' is an idea that originated with [[Mendelian]] theorists (or by [[Gregor Mendel]] himself) stating that characteristics can be passed from generation to generation through "discrete particles" (which meant [[genes]]). These particles can keep their ability to be expressed while not always appearing in descending generation.<ref>[http://www.webref.org/anthropology/p/particulate_theory_of_inheritanc.htm "Particulate theory of inheritance"], WebRef</ref>
== 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
=== Blending Model vs. Particulate Model ===
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