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Who helped to popularise the ideas of Gregor Mendel?

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  • Emily Osborn

  • James Watson

  • William Bateson

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William Bateson helped to popularise the ideas of Gregor Mendel by being the first person to use the term "genetics" to describe the study of heredity. He also founded the field of genetics by collecting and studying data on the inheritance of traits in plants and animals. Bateson's work helped to establish Mendel's laws of inheritance and to lay the foundation for the modern understanding of genetics.
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