Do you remember sitting in a Freshman Living Environment class in high school and learning of Mendelian genetics? At that time, we students learned that Mendel’s theory is fact, when in reality, it’s not. For those of you who are not quite as familiar with the subject matter, Mendelian genetics was created by a man by the name of Gregor Mendel. Mendel was a monk who discovered the secrets of inheritance by observing and breeding pea plants.