Mendel selected pea plant for his experiment because

Short life cycle

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Could be grown throughout year

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Only self fertilized

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Large number of offsprings are produced at a time

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Solution

The correct option is A Short life cycle
The reason why Mendel chose the pea plant was because it was easy to handle and it had a very short life cycle of around 3 months and produced many offsprings with contrasting characters.

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Mendel selected the pea plant for his experiments because:

A. It has a short life cycle

B. Possesses contrasting heritable characters

C. Self-fertilises and produces pure breeds

D. Cross-pollination produces fertile hybrids

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