Question

Mendel chose pea plants, because they_______________

• A. Were cheap
• B. Were easily available
• C. Have great economic importance
• D. Were having contrasting characters

Answer 1

The correct option is D Were having contrasting characters

• Mendel performed cross-breeding experiments on garden pea (Pisum sativum).
• Although he studied the inheritance of seven different pairs of contrasting characters in this plant, he considered only one pair at a time.
• He crossed two pea plants having contrasting characters (e.g., tall and dwarf pea plants) by artificial pollination and obtained the hybrids.
• The resulting hybrid plants were then crossed with each other. He obtained the data from these crosses and analyzed the results carefully.