The fascinating field of genetics has a rich history, beginning with Gregor Mendel in the mid-1800s, whose experiments with pea plants laid the foundation for modern genetics. His work introduced the concept of inheritance through discrete units, now known as genes.
Jump forward to the 20th century, a vibrant era for genetic discovery with the breakthroughs like the identification of DNA as the hereditary material and the revolutionary DNA double helix model proposed by Watson and Crick in 1953.
Today, genetics continues to evolve rapidly, with advances in gene editing technologies such as CRISPR opening new frontiers in medicine and biotechnology.