Gregor Mendel,a monk in the mid-nineteenth century,discovered that crossing white- and purple-flowered pea plants yielded purple flowers and not a blend of the two colors.This eventually led to the discovery of what we now call

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Mendel's discovery led to the development of the concept of genotype, which refers to an individual's genetic makeup. The observable physical characteristics of an individual resulting from their genotype are called the phenotype. The other choices, ethnicity and race, are social constructs and not directly related to Mendel's work on pea plants.

Gregor Mendel,a Monk in the Mid-Nineteenth Century,discovered That Crossing White-