Ragos y herencia: rasgos heredados

The video explores the relatively new understanding of inheritance, focusing on the 1860s when genetics began to form as a field. Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, conducted experiments with pea plants, studying traits like height and seed color. He discovered that traits are passed from parents to offspring through factors, now known as genes. Mendel's work laid the foundation for modern genetics, highlighting how genes interact and control heredity.

Explain how Mendel was able to control the appearance of traits in his experiments.

How do genes relate to the concept of heredity according to the text?