Question

Why did Mendel choose garden pea for his experiments ? Write two reasons.

Answer 1

Mendel choose garden pea for his experiments, because

i) Pea plant is annual plant with short life cycle of 2-3 months so large number of offsprings can be analysed with a short period of time.

ii)Natural self pollination is present in pea plant and cross pollination can be performed in it artificially so hybridization can be made possible.