Why did Mendel select pea plant for his experiments?

It has short life cycle

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It undergoes self-pollination

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Flowers of this plant are unisexual

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It shows contrasting heritable characters

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Solution

The correct options are
A It has short life cycle
B It undergoes self-pollination
D It shows contrasting heritable characters
Mendel selected the pea plant for his experiments because this plant has a short life cycle, and shows distinct contrasting characters. It possesses bisexual flowers that undergo self-pollination, while they could also be conveniently cross-fertilised. Also, he could obtain large number of progeny which made his experimental results more valid.

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Mendel selected the pea plant for his experiments because:

A. It has a short life cycle

B. Possesses contrasting heritable characters

C. Self-fertilised and produces pure breeds

D. Cross-pollination produces fertile hybrids

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