Mendel's work was published in 1866 but remained largely unnoticed until it was rediscovered in 1900 by:
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Correct answer: De Vries, Correns, and Tschermak
Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns, and Erich von Tschermak independently reached similar conclusions to Mendel and rediscovered his original paper, bringing it to the forefront of biological science.
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