Experiments on Plant Hybridization by Gregor Mendel
Written in 1865 by Gregor Mendel, Experiments on Plant Hybridization (German: Versuche über Pflanzen-Hybriden) was the result after years spent studying genetic traits in pea plants. Mendel read his paper to the Natural History Society of Brünn (Brno) on February 8 and March 8, 1865. It was published in the Proceedings of the Society the following year.