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- ?Lv 66 years agoFavorite Answer
Not really. Mendel discovered some laws of heredity during that period, but very few people took notice of it until much later, and even then, nobody knew how genes "worked" (i.e. they didn't know what DNA was).
- Dj2541Lv 76 years ago
Not specifically about genes, but they used animal and plant breeding practices to ensure the best outcomes, so they understood the outcomes but not the actual mechanics of genes.
Source(s): Adult Australian male. - 6 years ago
Genes specifically?
They knew about heredity, but it is only in the 20th century that they understood genetics.
- 6 years ago
Yes - a little. Mendel was known by then and Darwin and other scientist were opening people's eyes.
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- staisilLv 76 years ago
They knew enough to know that Hemophilia was passed on through the royal blood line.
- ?Lv 76 years ago
No, they knew that some characteristics were heritable (bourbon lip, haemophilia) but the mechanics were not understood.
