Mendel selected pea plant for his experiments because of the following reasons, except

Garden pea has distinct, easily detectable contrasting characters

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The pea plant is self-pollinating in nature because pea flower is bisexual

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The plant reproduces well and grows to maturity in a single season

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Cross pollination could not be done artificially

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The correct option is D Cross pollination could not be done artificially
Mendel selected pea plants for his experiments due to their easily detectable, contrasting characters. These are bisexual plants and grow to maturity in a single season only. In these plants, cross-pollination can also be done artificially.

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Mendel used the garden pea plant for his hybridization experiment because:

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