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Carl Erich Correns (19 September 1864 – 14 February 1933) was a German botanist and geneticist notable primarily for his independent discovery of the principles of heredity, which he achieved simultaneously but independently of the botanist Hugo de Vries, and for his acknowledgment of Gregor Mendel's earlier paper on that subject.
Carl Erich Correns was a German botanist and geneticist who in 1900, independent of, but simultaneously with, the biologists Erich Tschermak von Seysenegg and Hugo de Vries, rediscovered Gregor Mendel’s historic paper outlining the principles of heredity.
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Sep 19, 2017 · Research and Key Findings. In the field of cytoplasmic inheritance, Correns performed experiments with the Mirabilis jalapa in order to research apparent counterexamples to Mendel’s inheritance laws in the heredity of variegated leaf color.
Dec 4, 2013 · Carl Erich Correns (1864–1933) is remembered in the annals of science as one of the three botanists who re-discovered Mendel’s laws. He can also, however, be regarded as one of the founding figures of classical genetics in Germany.
- Hans-Jörg Rheinberger
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- 2015
Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and Erich von Tschermak-Seysenegg were the three scientists who rediscovered Mendel's laws in 1900. They were all working independently on different plant hybrids, and came to the same conclusions about inheritance as Mendel.
German Geneticist and Botanist. C arl Correns was one of three scientists who simultaneously rediscovered the work of Gregor Mendel (1822-1884). Correns investigated and confirmed the validity of many Mendelian laws and showed a deep understanding of Mendelian genetics.
Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and Erich von Tschermak-Seysenegg were the three scientists who rediscovered Mendel's laws in 1900. They were all working independently on different plant hybrids, and came to the same conclusions about inheritance as Mendel.
