# Mendellian Genetics Before the discovery of genes, there was actually an intense conflict between the Mendellians and the Darwinians ([[Darwinian Evolution]]) over how traits in a species changed. [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Mendellian+Genetics) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Mendellian+Genetics)