Classical genetics Classical genetics is the branch of genetics based only on visible results of reproductive acts. It is the oldest discipline in the field of genetics, going back to the experiments on Mendelian inheritance by Gregor Mendel who made it possible to identify the basic mechanisms of heredity.
Modern genetics Modern genetics focuses on the chemical substance that genes are made of, called deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, and the ways in which it affects the chemical reactions that constitute the living processes within the cell
difference between Classical and Modern Genetics The key difference between Classical and Modern Genetics is that the classical genetics is the Mendelian genetics or the older concept of genetics , which solely expressed based on the phenotypes resulted from breeding experiments while the modern genetics is the new concept of genetics , which allows the direct