Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
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- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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Etymology
The name "Gregor" is of Greek origin, derived from the word "gregoros" meaning "watchful, alert". The surname "Mendel" is of German origin, possibly derived from the German word "Mandel" meaning "almond".
Life and Work
Gregor Mendel was born on July 20, 1822, in Heinzendorf bei Odrau, Austrian Silesia, Austrian Empire (now Hynčice, Czech Republic). He conducted his famous pea plant experiments between 1856 and 1863 while he was a monk in the Augustinian monastery of St. Thomas in Brno (now in the Czech Republic). His experiments led to the formulation of Mendel's laws of inheritance, which became the foundation of modern genetics.
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
Mendel's laws of inheritance include the law of segregation and the law of independent assortment. These laws describe the way genes are inherited from parents to offspring. They are fundamental to understanding the genetic basis of life and have been used to predict the outcomes of genetic crosses.
Related Terms
- Genetics: The study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.
- Mendelian inheritance: The pattern of inheritance that was first described by Gregor Mendel.
- Pea plant: The plant species that Mendel used for his experiments.
- Mendel's laws of inheritance: The two laws derived from Mendel's work on pea plants.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Gregor Mendel
- Wikipedia's article - Gregor Mendel
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski