Question

why did mendel choose pea plant 4 experiment?

Answer 1

• Mendel selected pea plants to carry out his study on the inheritance of characters from parents to offspring. Peas have visible contrasting characters. Mendel observed seven traits that are easily recognized and apparently only occur in one of two forms. They are

1. flower color is purple or white
2. seed color is yellow or green
3. flower position is axil or terminal
4. pod shape is inflated or constricted
5. stem length is long or short
6. pod color is yellow or green
7. seed shape is round or wrinkled

• Peas have bisexual flowers and therefore undergo self pollination easily. Thus, pea plants produce offsprings with same traits generation after generation.
• In pea plants, cross pollination can be easily achieved by emasculation in which the stamen of the flower is removed without affecting the pistil.
• Pea plants have a short life span and produce many seeds in one generation.