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Why scientists dug up the father of genetics, Gregor Mendel, and analyzed his DNA

Gregor Johann Mendel (1822 - 1884) the priest and botanist whose work laid the foundation of the study of genetics. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images/ Max Posner/NPR)

When the man known as "father of genetics" turns 200, how do you celebrate?

By digging up his body and sequencing his DNA, of course.

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