How many pairs of contrasting characters in pea were chosen by Mendel?

3

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5

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7

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9

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Solution

The correct option is C $7$
Mendel selected 7 pairs of characters. The plant which he chose was Pisum sativum. He selected characters such as flower colour, flower position, stem length, seed shape, seed colour, pod shape and pod colour.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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