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Heredity: The Monk and the Pea Plant

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Peas played a very important role in understanding how traits are passed from parents to offspring. Learn about the work of the father of genetics, Gregor Mendel.

Aired: 01/02/19

Rating: TV-G

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Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory, Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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