Visit brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Science, while often the result of a stroke of genius, can just as easily be a stroke of extraordinarily good luck. Mendel’s work just happened to be a mix of the two. Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow #SciShow ---------- Sources: www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/gregor-mendel-and-the-principles-of-inheritance-593/ www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/discovery-and-types-of-genetic-linkage-500/ www.nature.com/scitable/definition/phenotype-phenotypes-35/ www.nature.com/articles/256206a0 www.nature.com/articles/s41576-022-00495-4 academic.oup.com/jhered/article/107/7/635/2622950 www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/thomas-hunt-morgan-and-sex-linkage-452/ Image Sources: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gregor_Mendel_2.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Doperwt_rijserwt_peulen_Pisum_sativum.jpg www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/rotating-dna-with-formula-background-stock-footage/483343295?adppopup=true commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pisum_sativum_flower.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(Pisum_sativum),_A_pea_is_a_most_commonly_green.JPG www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/peas-growing-on-the-vine-4k-uhd-stock-footage/1076970394?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/beautiful-close-up-of-green-fresh-peas-and-pea-pod-stock-footage/1341870498?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/the-open-pod-of-the-green-peas-on-the-table-stock-footage/1270235286?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/lots-of-peas-rotating-stock-footage/516313756?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/green-pea-field-at-harvest-time-stock-footage/1391362968?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/germinating-peas-stock-footage/476303329?adppopup=true en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hunt_Morgan#/media/File:Thomas_Hunt_Morgan.jpg www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/fruit-fly-stock-footage/473315319?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/male-fruit-fly-on-a-blade-of-grass-macro-royalty-free-image/137448810?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/green-pea-turning-slow-motion-stock-footage/1153400178?adppopup=true www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-slider-shot-of-green-peas-stock-footage/1332489534?adppopup=true commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gregor_Johann_Mendel_bust.jpg Why Mendel Was Lucky