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Why did Mendel chose the pea plant as the subject of his experiments?

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a

easy to grow

b

short life span

c

distinguishable characters

d

all of the above

answer is D.

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Gregor Mendel picked pea plants for his experiments because the garden pea is a suitable subject for genetic research for several reasons:

The presence of distinguishable features in contrasted forms.
It has a large number of offspring from a single cross.
Life cycle is brief.
Pollination manipulation is simple (cross pollination).

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Why did Mendel chose the pea plant as the subject of his experiments?