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Why did Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments? [3 MARKS]
Why did Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments? [3 MARKS]
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Gregor Mendel choose pea plants to perform his experiments because
1. They grow quickly, have short life span and are easy to breed.
2. They self-fertilize normally and are thus easy to get pure breeds and they can be cross-pollinated to study transmission of characters.
3. They have easily observable, well-defined traits that can be used for studying genetics.
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Gregor Mendel choose pea plants to perform his experiments because
1. They grow quickly, have short life span and are easy to breed.
2. They self-fertilize normally and are thus easy to get pure breeds and they can be cross-pollinated to study transmission of characters.
3. They have easily observable, well-defined traits that can be used for studying genetics.
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