Brief History of Genetics

Mendell!

Apr 17, 1866

Mendel publishes his paper on genetics, it shed light on units of inheritance in pairs, dominance and recessiveness and equal segregation. http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/resources/timeline/timeline_overview.php

Mendell's Work Translated to English

Apr 23, 1900

Mendell's work is translated into english, this paves the way for further groundbreaking research in genetics. http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/resources/timeline/timeline_overview.php

Chromosomes Exist in Pairs

Apr 23, 1902

Chromosomes, the founding blocks of DNA, are discovered to be in pairs with the same sturcture. http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/resources/timeline/timeline_overview.php

First Experiments on Quantitative Traits

Apr 20, 1909

The Chromosome Theory of Heredity Is Confirmed

Apr 17, 1911

"Double Helix" shape of DNA is discovered by Watson and Crick

Apr 25, 1953

The shape and structure of DNA is discovered. This helped scientists and researchers to understand how our DNA is constructed. http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/resources/timeline/timeline_overview.php

RNA is discovered to be the middle man between DNA and Protein

May 23, 1959

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First Cloned Mammal

Jul 5, 1996

Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned is born. This is significant as it showed the possibilities of cloning and rewarded the research into DNA. http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/resources/timeline/timeline_overview.php

The Human Genome Sequence is Published

Feb 15, 2001

The human genome sequencing is finished and and published to the outside world