Question

Mention the advantages of selecting pea plant for the experiment by Mendel?

Answer 1

Advantages of selecting pea plant :

1. Pea plants showed visible contrasting characteristics, e.g., seed color, texture, plant height, flower color, etc. It was easy to track the passing of these characters in the progeny.
2. The pea flowers are bisexual. Therefore, it undergoes self-pollination and produces true-breeding varieties.
3. It was easy to practice cross-pollination.
4. Many offspring are produced in one generation.
5. Pea plant has a short life cycle.
6. It is easy to grow.